Furniture has always carried the shapes of the age that made it, and now a game controller's familiar cross and curves have found their way into the rooms where people actually live. Ikea and Microsoft have shaped nine pieces of the Yxstaby collection out of Xbox's hardware language, first placing them in stores in early October and then, later that same month, opening them to anyone with a connection. What had been a pilgrimage for those near a showroom now arrives at the doorstep of distant players, priced from a modest cushion to a rolling table for the serious setup. Whether this stays a b
Ikea's Xbox-Inspired Yxstaby Collection Now Available Online, From $18 to $180
A D-pad, reinterpreted as a cushion for $18.
Mark
So what actually changed here? The collection already existed.
Mimi
Only in stores. It debuted physically at the start of October, and now the same nine pieces are on Ikea's online store.
Mark
Why does that matter for a furniture line?
Mimi
Reach. If you don't live near an Ikea, the store-only version was effectively closed to you. Online fixes that.
Luke
Though we should be careful. The reporting says it's available online, but not where, or in what quantities.
Mark
What's in the collection?
Mimi
Nine pieces, inspired by Xbox controllers. The two we know by name are an $18 D-pad shaped cushion and a $180 gaming-focused rolling side table.
Luke
Right, and that's all we know. The other seven items aren't described in the source, so I wouldn't guess at them.
Mark
Is there any sign of how it's selling?
Luke
None. No sales figures, no stock levels, nothing about demand. The story is an availability notice, not a performance report.
Mimi
Which is fine. The useful fact is simple: you can now buy it without going to a store.
Der Puls
- A nine-piece gaming-inspired furniture line that began in physical Ikea stores has suddenly opened to the whole internet, and fans outside store reach can now click to buy.
- The collection's strange charm comes from turning controller parts into living-room objects, from an $18 D-pad cushion to a $180 rolling side table built for gaming rigs.
- Ikea and Microsoft are moving the line from showroom novelty into everyday online commerce, widening access beyond a single town's store footprint.
- The open questions are how much stock exists, which regions can order, and whether sales justify more pieces, so the story is still landing in real time.
Furniture has always carried the shapes of the age that made it, and now a game controller's familiar cross and curves have found their way into the rooms where people actually live. Ikea and Microsoft have shaped nine pieces of the Yxstaby collection out of Xbox's hardware language, first placing them in stores in early October and then, later that same month, opening them to anyone with a connection. What had been a pilgrimage for those near a showroom now arrives at the doorstep of distant players, priced from a modest cushion to a rolling table for the serious setup. Whether this stays a brief curiosity or becomes a lasting cross-over between play and home remains for the coming weeks to show.
Ikea's Yxstaby collection, a nine-piece line of furniture and accessories drawn from Xbox controllers, can now be ordered through the company's online store. Until now, seeing it in person meant visiting a physical Ikea location, a barrier that kept much of the interest in the line local.
The collaboration between Ikea and Microsoft first appeared in stores in early October, and the online release followed later that month. The Verge framed the expansion as good news for shoppers without easy access to a store, and the pieces themselves carry the logic of the controller into the home: a button layout reborn as a soft cushion, a gaming-focused rolling table for the setup.
The price range is wide, from an $18 D-pad cushion at the low end to a $180 rolling side table at the high end. The reporting names only those two bookends, leaving the seven pieces between them unlisted.
The real change is reach. Putting the full line on the website removes the travel requirement for customers elsewhere. What remains unclear is whether stock is limited, which regions the online store serves, and how the line has sold since its in-store debut. The next signals to watch are whether more Yxstaby pieces follow and whether any items sell out online.
Ikea's Yxstaby collection, a nine-piece line of furniture and accessories inspired by Xbox controllers, can now be ordered through the company's online store. Until now, anyone who wanted to see it in person had to visit a physical Ikea location.
The collection is the product of a collaboration between Ikea and Microsoft. It first appeared in Ikea's stores at the beginning of October, and the move online came later in the same month. The Verge, which reported the expansion, framed it as good news for anyone without easy local access to what it called meatballs and flatpack furniture.
The range spans a wide spread of prices. At the low end, an $18 cushion shaped like a D-pad, the directional cross found on a game controller. At the high end, a $180 rolling side table aimed at gaming setups. The source names those two items as the bookends of the line, but it does not itemize the other seven pieces, so the full list of what sits between them is not spelled out in the reporting.
What the source does make clear is the design logic. The pieces take their cues from the Xbox controller, turning familiar shapes and details from a piece of hardware into things that sit in a living room or a bedroom. The D-pad cushion is the plainest example: a button layout reinterpreted as soft furnishing.
The online launch matters mostly for reach. A store-only release limits a collection to people who live near a location or are willing to travel. Putting all nine pieces on Ikea's website removes that barrier for customers elsewhere, at least in principle. The source does not say whether stock is limited, which regions the online store covers for this line, or how sales have gone since the in-store debut.
The Verge notes that it may earn a commission if readers buy through links in its story, a standard disclosure for the outlet's shopping coverage.
What to watch next is whether Ikea and Microsoft add anything to the Yxstaby line, and whether the online listings show any pieces selling out. For now, the collection is available both in stores and on the website, with prices running from $18 to $180.
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