I've been reviewing gaming chairs for long enough to see various design trends come and go. Mesh chairs with vastly inflated prices arrived a little while back, for example. Floating backrests have been poking their heads in the door, and reclining footrests are another example of an innovative feature one brand goes for, then the rest of the market immediately follows.
None of them have enraged me like the latest mainstay trend though, because it's an undeniable step backward for any gaming chair, and yet it's showing up all over the place. I am of course talking about freely rotating armrests that have no locking mechanism to keep them in a desired position. Don't get me wrong, being able to adjust the best gaming chairs to the position and shape you want to sit in is one of the reasons they're worth investing in, but they also need to stay in the position you want them in. Allow me to explain.
