Corsair TC500 Luxe

Enthusiasts know the acute pain of suffering through long hours of gameplay in a chair about as comfortable as a bicycle seat. A really good gaming chair is an investment piece you’ll gladly lug around to the ends of the earth. Behold, the Corsair TC500 Luxe ($549), with impressive four-way adjustable lumbar support specifically targeting lower back pain. The seat itself is wider and flatter than most chairs on the market, accommodating a beefier range of body types. (It can support up to 264 pounds and is recommended for heights up to 6’2”.) The armrests deliver 4D range of motion, so you can adjust them exactly how you want them, and the seat reclines up to 160 degrees, lending itself well to quick study breaks thanks to a magnetic memory foam pillow cushion. (We know, we know, you’re just resting your eyes.) While so many other gaming chairs seem to take design inspo from back issues of Motor Sport Magazine, the TC500 Luxe is a veritable throne, kitted out in a stain-resistant, velvety synthetic fabric that looks like leather. True, the 2-year warranty isn’t as attractive as, say, the 5-year warranty on the ultrapopular Secretlab Titan Evo, but the Corsair is so fetching, you may actually find yourself eager to hunker down in it for an all-nighter. (Doing homework, of course.) Available in Shadow (grey), Sherwood (green) and Frost (white).