This is both with and without the optional cushion, but I would recommend getting the cushion as well. Because of the shape of the seat, it isn’t odd to feel like resting your head against the seat, which feels much better with the cushion. The cushion is also easier on bare skin.

Every single person who sat in the PRC, regardless of height, weight or body type, said it was extremely comfortable. Like the bucket seat of a racing car, it forces the person to sit all the way in the seat and lean back, which is the most comfortable position to be in. The cushion attaches to the seat in quite a few ways, but clips on the ends can and have scratched very easily around the legs. I don’t know why it needs to be connected in so many ways to the chair, but the two front connectors can leave gamers bloodied.

However, the comfort of the seat depends on the gaming situation as well. While playing on the Wii, I found the PRC to be restrictive to gameplay because it is made to keep your arms snuggly in place. The Wii, of course, requires the arms to move, so playing Wii games such as Mario Kart Wii don’t work well in it.

For PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming, the PRC was perfect. It was also very well suited for movie and TV viewing, though because it’s so low to the ground, the only place to hold snacks or the controller is on the floor or an equally low platform.

Versatility is also an important point to recognize. Putting the chair together was easy even without the instructions, though some of the extra parts can confuse if not explained. For instance, several tethered ropes come with the seat to hold the legs together, even though they are built to be attached to the actual seat. However, testing showed that without the rope, the legs would slowly move apart, and that having the rope in place would keep them from spreading apart.

Depending on which optional parts purchased, the PRC can be made fully customizable. On its own, the PRC is a half rocking chair; the front legs are rockers and the back legs are, well, legs. This makes it perfectly safe to lean back far because the chair will stop at a certain point. Simultaneously, I’ve found it comfortable to recline fully while gaming, which has never been so easily accessible in a chair before.