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Gamer Gifts for Sneakerheads: Best GameStop Games, Controllers and Collectibles for Christmas
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items After 20+ years in sneaker culture with Sneakerbox, I have learned collecting games and sneakers go together — from NBA 2K and Pokémon to the limited drops we chase in both worlds. This Christmas list brings together GameStop games, PlayStation and X...
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Games worth your time
Controllers, headsets and gear
Collectibles and crossover gifts
Games worth your time
Three current PlayStation 5 games — basketball, soccer and a big story adventure — picked because they will actually get played, not shelved.
For the basketball fan in your rotation: this is NBA 2K26 for PlayStation 5, $19.99 new at GameStop when I checked. It is the natural crossover pick if you collect sneakers and games — just double-check PS5 is the right platform before you gift it.
NBA 2K26 - PlayStation 5
For the soccer fan on your list: EA SPORTS FC 26 for PlayStation 5, $29.99 new at GameStop when I checked. It packs in Football Ultimate Team, Manager Career, Manager Live Challenges and Clubs, with 20,000+ players, 750+ clubs and 35+ leagues — plent...
EA SPORTS FC 26 - PlayStation 5
The big one for the older gamer on your list: Ghost of Yotei for PlayStation 5, $54.99 new at GameStop when I checked. You follow Atsu through the lands around Mount Yōtei with katana combat front and center. Heads up — it is rated Mature, so save th...
Ghost of Yotei - PlayStation 5
Controllers, headsets and gear
The hardware half of the gift: PlayStation and Xbox controllers, a wired Turtle Beach headset and a DualSense charging station to keep everything powered.
A small add-on that makes a PS5 setup feel finished: Sony's DualSense Charging Station, $29.99 new at GameStop when I checked. It charges up to two DualSense controllers at the same time with a click-in design, and it frees up the console's USB ports...
Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense Charging Station
Every gamer on your list can use a solid headset: the Turtle Beach Recon 70 wired headset in white for PlayStation 5, $29.99 new at GameStop when I checked. It has a high-sensitivity flip-to-mute mic, 40mm speakers, premium ear cushions and a lightwe...
Turtle Beach Recon 70 Wired Gaming Headset for PlayStation 5 - White
For the Xbox player: Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controller in Carbon Black, $64.99 new at GameStop when I checked. It works with Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Windows devices, and brings a hybrid D-pad, textured grip on the triggers and bumpers, plus ...
Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Windows Devices - Carbon Black
The must-have PS5 controller: Sony's DualSense wireless controller in white, $74.99 new at GameStop when I checked. Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers are the headline features, plus a built-in microphone, a headset jack and a Create button for ca...
Sony DualSense Wireless Controller for PlayStation 5 - White
Collectibles and crossover gifts
For the collector side of the family — the same chase as a limited sneaker drop: a Ghost of Yotei Funko Pop! figure and two Pokémon plush picks for the shelf or the stocking.
The shelf piece for the Ghost of Yotei fan: Funko POP! Games Atsu, $15.99 at GameStop when I checked. The vinyl figure stands about 4.3 inches tall and comes packaged in a window display box, so it holds its own next to a sneaker shelf. It pairs perf...
Funko POP! Games: Ghost of Yotei Atsu 4.3-in Vinyl Figure
For the Pokémon fan, young or grown: this Jazwares Pokémon Select Vulpix plush is part of the 30th Anniversary line, $16.99 at GameStop when I checked. It is an 8-inch plush in super soft material, done in pastel colors styled after the Pokémon Anima...
Jazwares Pokemon Select Patel Vulpix (30th Anniversary) 8-in Plush
The big cozy one: Jazwares' Sleeping Pichu plush, $34.99 at GameStop when I checked (the page showed it down from $39.99). At 18 inches it is a large-scale plush of Pichu, the Tiny Mouse Pokémon, in a sleeping posture and made with super-soft materia...
Jazwares Pokemon Sleeping Pichu 18-in Plush