If Ron Burgundy owned a gaming chair, it’d be the Corsair TC500 Luxe. This seat resembles those leather reading chairs you’d see in someone’s home library in the 70s - you can practically smell the cigar smoke and rich mahogany from it. And at the same time, it still manages to look like a modern gaming chair that feels right at home in an RGB-draped setup. That takes some doing, and Corsair’s designers have really pulled it out of the bag.
This is the brand’s attempt at a high-end spot on the best gaming chair ladder. I’ve already placed its excellent TC100 Relaxed on our leaderboard as the best budget option, so going into testing the premium alternative, I had some expectations. For a flagship chair, I’m delighted to note that Corsair has managed to avoid the ludicrously high price lines other brands lean into. This may be a gaming chair for people who own many leather-bound books, but at $500/£500, this really is one of the best value finds in 2025.
