Elgato is launching its Game Capture 4K S system right now, which can let players and streamers seize gameplay from Xbox Sequence S / X, PS5, or Change 2 consoles in 4K decision at 60fps. The $159.99 4K S is designed as a substitute and enchancment to Elgato’s older $179.99 HD60 X seize system, and it goes on sale right now.
The 4K S is rather a lot inexpensive than the $200+ HDMI 2.1 capture cards that Elgato launched final yr for 4K at 60fps and HDR seize, but it surely’s solely $30 greater than the Neo game capture card — which isn’t able to capturing gameplay in 4K at 60fps.
The 4K S works with Home windows 11 and macOS 13 (or later) methods out of the field, so that you don’t must obtain drivers and arrange the system manually. You’ll be capable to seize in 4K at 60fps or 1080p at 60fps with HDR enabled. That’s an enchancment over the older HD60 X, which solely supported 4K at 30fps seize.
Elgato can also be bettering its passthrough help, so you possibly can play as much as 4K at 60fps HDR with VRR enabled or as much as 1440p at 120fps. This improves 1440p seize alternatives, past the as much as 1440p at 60fps passthrough help out there on the HD60 X.
Because the 4K S doesn’t require a driver to be put in, it really works out of the field in apps like OBS Studio, Discord, and even the TikTok Studio or Camo Studio apps on an iPad. Elgato has even created a brand new Elgato Studio app that’s designed to switch its present 4K Seize Utility on Home windows and macOS. The app has been redesigned to higher match Home windows 11’s UI, and it additionally works on Home windows on Arm gadgets just like the international matters Qualcomm-powered Copilot Plus PCs.