The CyberOne Gaming Desk: A Tech- and Storage-Heavy Design

From a design perspective, what is the difference between an office desk and a gaming desk? Obviously the aesthetics are different: Office desks try to project professionalism or minimalism, whereas gamers seem to prefer dark colors with splashes of neon. But beyond the looks, what functional differences are required? From what I can tell, startup furniture company Livtab sees two differences: One, that gamers need more storage space to stow various controllers, peripherals and doo-dads...