All of that busywork is consolidated to the push of a button, and it's something you don't realize you need until you have it, literally, at your fingertips. From simple things like muting and unmuting your mic, to what might be more time-consuming tasks like inviting your social media following to a stream or firing off the perfect gif to say thank you to a new subscriber. Literally every facet of your game streaming and game capturing workload is streamlined through the Stream Deck's customizable and beautifully lighted buttons. I knew that last five minutes of my gameplay had been recorded and set aside to process, and I could go on with my game without any interruption. After a particularly impressive match that I wanted to record, instead of getting out of my chair and clicking through some windows and dragging back sliders to record my last bits of gameplay, I simply hit my 'flashback record' key on the Stream Deck. I was capturing some ARMS gameplay for work, for example, and I had my Stream Deck sitting next to my gaming chair on a drink table. Just tap your pre-set scene and the stream button on the Stream Deck and it's taken care of automatically.Įven if you're not livestreaming, the Stream Deck proves to be immensely useful. Don't worry about shuffling through multiple windows to set up your scene and start your stream in Elgato's software before you start playing. Why waste time hitting up your Twitter and Facebook pages to type out invitations and links to your stream? Tap your Facebook button and Twitter button on the Stream deck, pre-set with your own custom messages and links to your channel, and be done with it.

Setting up for a stream, initiating a stream, and maintaining a stream while engaging with your viewers can be hard work, and the Stream Deck is all about streamlining the process from beginning to end, freeing you up for what's most important: the game you're playing, and your fans.

The Stream Deck is a no-nonsense, highly functional hotkey hub which is designed to integrate with all of the most powerful and most popular streaming software. You can find some flowery words on Elgato's website or from a few other reviewers, but I'm going to shoot straight with you.

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