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is this true?
Yep, according to wikipedia.
thanks!
Sure, but there were ergonomic office chairs and normal office chairs before "gaming" chairs, and they were pretty similar. The ergonomic chair I had in 2006 was better than any gaming chair I've sat in.
The meme is pretty funny though. God I hate those desks with ornate wood coming down below the tabletop.
They didn't start marketing office chairs to gamers before 2006. Many people I knew used an office chair for PC gaming and their couch or a futon for console gaming. Kids also used those tiny little chairs that are shaped like a little L or bean bag chairs.
Which is hilarious because most "gamers chairs" are just branded overpriced regular chairs. The quality is subpar compared to an equally priced normal chair. It's just a moron tax.
Go look up racing sim seats. Then look up a real seat you'd put in your car. Real seats will often be much cheaper than a sim racing seat. One company even sells a sim kit that includes a seat that is clearly a normal seat from a different company and marked up.
You're better off buying "normal" products than gamer versions a lot of times. They just add flashy colors for the most part.
I mean invented is a strong word. A gaming chair is usually an cheap office chair in the cool gaming style with a hefty price increase. Nothing special about it.