# Gamers: Need help with game chair. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 18, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410 "2012-12-18T08:33:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/1 "2012-12-18T08:33:38Z")
I intend to get my son a gaming chair for Xmas. Since I know absolutely NOTHING about gaming, I’d appreciate any thoughts or opinions. I saw one at Walmart for $79. What wasn’t clear to me is how does the chair hook up to my son’s PS3? Is that an extra cable I have to buy? I’d like to keep it under $200. (My son is 14, small build, if that matters) Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/2 "2012-12-18T09:03:21Z")
Uh… chair? I mean, am I getting whooshed or something? What does the chair do, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/3 "2012-12-18T10:15:56Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > Uh.. chair? I mean, am I getting whooshed or something? What does the chair do, exactly? [Here ya’ go.](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Game+chair) ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/4 "2012-12-18T13:51:04Z")
I had one of the cheap floor rocker ones you find at Wal-Mart. I hated the thing, it was exceedingly uncomfortable. Very little padding, and if you weren’t sitting precisely in the middle you ended up sitting on the hard frame. Might not be a problem for your son, but at 14 he’s likely to be growing up and out a bit more. The actual “game” part of the chair was useless. You had to run a cable across the floor to plug it in, and when you did the speakers sounded worse than the TV speakers, even on the old CRT TV I had at the time. They’re the kinda thing I could see being cool, but only for the nicer ones with good surround sound speakers and the like. I don’t know about others in that price range, but if you’re looking for seating for a small room you might want to consider picking up a large bean-bag chair or a decent sized [moon chair](http://cdn2.outdoorworld-direct.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/o/moon_chair_dlx_black.jpg) instead. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/5 "2012-12-18T13:57:11Z")
My kid has one of those cheap rockers as well. I didn’t need any extra cords, I believe it came with a 6’ or 8’ cord that connected to the audio out port on the PS3. Nothing much more to it that that and plugging the chair itself in. It’s just a set of speakers on a chair. I don’t know how comfortable his is but the seat itself is all torn to hell because you’re naturally slouching downward while you’re sitting on it (esp. if you’re a teenager) and the cheap leather and stitching gives way under the weight. My kid is 13 and of slight build as well and his seat looks like someone attacked it with a knife. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/6 "2012-12-18T20:52:01Z")
this: > **[Novelquest Emperor 1510 Workstation](https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/novelquest-emperor-1510-workstation-14-12-2009/)** > > Novelquest has released a new version of their Emperor Workstation, luckily this version is quite a bit cheaper than the $40,000 price tag on the previous - a high end gaming PC Or don’t bother. For most other game chairs, the “game” part is just a set of cheap speakers. Get a nice, comfy desk/living room chair instead. There’s should be plenty of options at $200, and that’s all he’ll need to be comfortable while gaming. Or maybe one of those big bean bag chairs? Those are cool. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/7 "2012-12-18T22:23:24Z")
My favorite gaming chair was one of those round Papasan chairs from PierOne Imports. You could recline but still have your feet on the ground. Many, many hours spent in it. ---
**Author:** ![trog71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@trog71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trog71)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-need-help-with-game-chair/644410/8 "2012-12-27T23:09:05Z")
Not quite in the price range, but this would be a cool chair to play games from… [http://www.indiegogo.com/ESCAPsulE](http://www.indiegogo.com/ESCAPsulE)