New Elgato Stream Deck aims to make streaming simpler

[TOSaunders]

Elgato just reveled their new "Stream Deck" with the goal of making streaming more simple.

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Elgato is going to make streaming easy. That’s the impression I get anyway from the new Elgato Stream Deck, revealed this morning. It’s a control center—a block of fifteen programmable LCD keys that integrates with OBS, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and more, making the whole process as simple as the push of a button.

Based on what I've seen, this does seem like a product aimed at new comers to the streaming world, built around one button systems. It does come in at a price of $150 USD, certainly not aimed at the occasional gamer, but does appear to make life I little simpler by automating processes with a simple drag and drop setup.

 

Original Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3184425/consumer-electronics/elgatos-stream-deck-is-a-programmable-lcd-control-center-that-makes-game-streaming-easy.html

 

 

[Misanthrope]

I bet @TaranLMG can ghetto rig something even better on a keyboard

[Suika]

Initially I didn't think this would be too useful, especially with programmable keys being a thing, but seeing how you can have the darn thing Tweet "Hey, I'm live on Twitch!" with the press of a button, among many other functions, it sounds hella convenient.

 

The price seems steep but I'm certain that can be attributed towards the build of the device, since it doesn't look very cheap to manufacturer. It'd be nice to see a cheaper version with non-LCD keys be released in the future.

[Orangeator]

There are programmable keyboards that have like 18 "G" keys on the side that have this exact same function besides the LED keys. The asking price tag in my eyes are not worth it.

[tlink]

why not just use an extra programable numpad for half the price???

for example:

[Yoinkerman]

One button system?  More like 15 button system.

 

It looks good for streaming.

[Doobeedoo]

So it's like a cancer meme macro board?

[PlayStation 2]

I'm not gonna pay $150 for a fucking device for hotkeys.

I'll just take all of 5 minutes to mash Ctrl+[key] instead.

[goodtofufriday]

Considering elgato drivers only work when they want to on the whim of the celestial consellations, i would not buy this. 

Its a glorified hotkey pad.