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What happens when Ikea partners with Xbox?

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Ikea, in collaboration with Xbox, will launch its new nine-piece gaming furniture collection, Yxstaby, in its stores and online starting October 1.

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furnituretoday.comAug 26, 2026

What happens when Ikea partners with Xbox?

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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - Top 100 retailer Ikea teamed up with Xbox to create a nine-piece collection designed for gaming at home as it happens, in any room and alongside everything and everyone else in it. Yxstaby was designed in collaboration between Ikea and Xbox, with one designer from each team working together on every piece. Xbox brought 25 years of understanding how people play, while Ikea added more than 80 years of life at home expertise and dedicated visits to homes where gaming is part of daily life. Throughout the process, the designers considered the needs of both players and the people who share their spaces. “How people play at home has shifted, and it is as much about relaxing and connecting with others as it is about performing, which changes what the space has to do. Xbox knows what players need from their gaming setup, and we know how to solve the small problems that come with adapting that to everyday life at home,” said Philip Dilé, product design developer at Ikea of Sweden. “Together, we set out to make furniture people really want in their home, not furniture they accept because it is what you need to game.” The collection makes it easier to bring play into a room and tuck everything away afterwards. The TV stand, the first of its kind Ikea has developed, rolls to wherever play is happening, with storage for gear at the back, and it rolls away when the...

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Yxstaby was unveiled at Gamescom in August and will available in Ikea stores and online beginning Oct. 1.

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Yxstaby
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Oct 1, 2026

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Aug 26, 2026
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