11 great gift ideas for gamers: Christmas presents for PS4, Xbox and PC fans

Here’s our comprehensive list of the best tech gifts for gamers this Christmas.

Picking the right gifts for gamers is a matter of supporting their passion and spurring on more gameplay. We think these gifts upgrade their experience, or bring back memories of games long past. And each will help the gamer in your life continue on with their favourite pastime.

Whether your budget is limitless or you just want to spend a few quid saying thank you, the gamer in your life will love any of these brilliant Christmas gifts.

Read on for our gamers tech gift guide

Sony PlayStation VR 

The hot new PlayStation VR is the best option to experience quality Virtual Reality content and is a must-have for PS4-owners. Unlike the pricier HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that require even more expensive gaming computers to work, all the PS VR needs is a PS4. It’s easy to set up and operate, and there’s plenty of launch content to enjoy too.

Pokémon Sun and Moon 

Whether the gamer in your life is a diehard Pokémon fan or recently got hooked via Pokémon Go, the Sun and Moon instalments for Nintendo 3DS make a great gift. This pair of games bring some exciting new updates to the series’ monster-catching gameplay, including four-way battles.

Logitech G230 Stereo Gaming Headset 

Not all great gaming headsets costs hundreds of pounds. The budget-minded Logitech G230 offers great sound despite its price. Sweat-proof ear cups and a noise-cancelling boom microphone make it ideal for long multiplayer sessions.

SteelSeries Rival 700 Gaming Mouse 

This is a great gift idea for serious PC gamers. Its key features include a neat OLED display and customisable tactile feedback. Another cool highlight is the RGB illumination that can be tweaked to the user’s liking.

Nintendo NES Classic Edition 

Old-school gamers can relive their 80s nostalgia with the NES Classic – a mini console that comes with 30 in-built games, including: Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and The Legend of Zelda.

Scan 3XS LG15 Gaming Laptop 

Scan’s 3XS LG15 Carbon G-Sync was number one when we rounded-up the best gaming laptops on the market – and it’s easy to see why. For the price, you get superior performance over everything else, with its quad-core 3.4GHz Intel Core i7-6700 processor and a crazy 16GB of RAM. Thanks to its Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 graphics chip, games run near-flawlessly, with even the likes of the notoriously difficult Metro: Last Light running without so much of a hitch, even at 4K resolution.

Read our review of the best gaming laptops here

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 

Quite possibly the best PS4 game yet. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End wraps up the action/adventure series with a truly gripping story and some of the most gorgeous visuals you’re likely to see. if the gamer you’re shopping for likes their games cinematic and action-packed, this is a no-brainer.

Xbox One Custom Controller 

The customisable Xbox controller is a perfect gift for any avid fans of the Microsoft console. The Xbox Design Lab allows the user to customise every bit of the controller in a colour of their choosing. There’s even an option to engrave their name.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 inch External Hard Drive 

If you’re buying for an avid Xbox gamer, they’ll know that the system’s 500GB of storage fills up pretty quickly. Fortunately, it works with external hard drives and Seagate’s 1TB drive is an affordable way to store games – and take them with you.

Deuba Executive Racing Style Computer Gaming Desk Chair 

Gaming all day sounds relaxing, but it can lead to serious back pain if you’re not seated properly. The Deuba Executive Racing Style Gaming Chair is perfect for the marathon gamer. With back, head and armrests, as well as wheels, you’ll be able to freely swivel around your command centre in comfort.

Battlefield 1 

Historical shooters have, mostly, been left in the past since Call of Duty embraced Modern Warfare, but EA has delivered one of the year’s best first-person shooter experiences with the World War I-set Battlefield 1.