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Ikea's New Xbox Range Includes Giant Thumbsticks And D-Pads To Sit On

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By Josh Coulson

Published Aug 19, 2026, 5:00AM EDT

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Xbox has announced plans for a rather unique team-up with Ikea. The brands have been working together on a line of furniture inspired by 25 years of Xbox products, with some items from the collection shown off ahead of the collab getting a full reveal at Gamescom.

Xbox Furniture Is Coming To Ikea

[human and cat silhouette in front of a glowing xbox logo.] Xbox

The unlikely crossover was revealed by both Xbox and Ikea on Instagram, confirming that those attending Gamescom will be able to get hands-on with some of the furniture next week. How much will be included in the range remains unclear, but we have been shown at least three items Xbox fans will be able to pick up from Ikea once the collection goes on sale.

The biggest and best item in the collection revealed so far is a giant thumbstick. A seriously scaled-up replica of the thumbsticks on an Xbox controller, the idea seems to be that the novelty furniture will function as a stool. The teaser shows a close-up of the thumbstick, while a wider image of how the Xbox x Ikea Gamescom booth shows it in all its glory, although its unclear where images of the booth have come from since Gamescom hasnt even started yet, so take anything you see outside of the official teaser below with a pinch of salt, for now.

Scaled Up Thumbsticks And D-Pads

[Xbox controller illuminated in red and green over a series of tubes.]

The other item were shown via the official teaser is a green d-pad cushion. There appears to be a second black d-pad option that will be a part of the collection, but again, our only look at that so far is via the images of the Gamescom booth. The black d-pad wasnt shown off in the teaser posted by Xbox and Ikea.

There will almost certainly be more to this collection than a thumbstick stool and a couple of d-pad cushions. We just might not know what else it has to offer until those at Gamescom take it for a test drive and report back. At the very least, the room in your house thats decked out with cushions modeled after scaled-up versions of various controllers available at the Nintendo museum can now have an Xbox corner.

Everyone has a room like that, right?

Its been a big week for Xbox revealing unexpected team-ups with non-gaming brands. On Tuesday, the first details about its McDonalds collab were revealed. Not only will those visiting the fast food chain across the UK and Ireland be able to try menu items inspired by some of Xboxs biggest IPs, but theyll also get codes for in-game items in Fallout 76, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and more.