Elgato’s newest controller was finally launched yesterday after the company teased an upcoming product through its social channels over the past week.
The original Stream Deck delivered customisable buttons that could be used for a variety of different functions for things such as lights, cameras, microphones and applications with the simple press of a button.
The new Elgato Stream Deck Plus features the same beloved buttons as the previous Stream Deck, but also includes knobs and a touchscreen display. The new Stream Deck Plus’s knobs allow for even finer control of your connected devices.
Content creators can use these knobs to easily set the best lighting, zoom in and out of their camera and easily adjust the volume of individual applications.
While the Elgato Stream Decks are primarily targeted at streamers, the Elgato app allows users to program a wide range of controls and actions, making them a handy tool for the everyday PC user too.
For work professionals, the Stream Deck can be used to increase productivity as even applications such as Outlook and Zoom are configurable, while gamers could have their music application running in the background and adjust the volume when things get heated in-game.
At launch, there are only a small handful of apps that can be used with the knobs but third-party developers have already started work on their own plugins ahead of the release and Elgato does offer up a slew of plug-ins to help automate your setup in tandem with the hardware controls.
According to Elgato, you can “Install over 200 ready-made plugins or map keyboard shortcuts to keys and dials. Stream Deck + integrates with any workflow from video creation, podcasting and live production to photo editing, graphic design, and beyond.”
While we don’t have exact figures on local pricing yet, it’s currently available in the US for $199.99 (R3,440), $50 (R850) more than the Stream Deck MK2 model it replaces.
Of course, if you’re still unclear about what this gadget does, you can watch the video below to see it in action.