Elgato and Twitch launch a GTA 6 streaming kit for PS5, from $554.98

Elgato and Twitch are selling a Streaming Kit aimed at people who want to stream GTA 6 from a PS5: the Game Capture 4K X capture card plus a Corsair MP600 Elite SSD, from $554.98. Twitch Partners and Affiliates get 10% off. It is a hardware bundle from Elgato, which Corsair owns, and Twitch. Rockstar is not named as a partner, and you don’t need the kit to stream GTA 6.

What’s in the box

Confirmed Elgato’s store page lists:

• Elgato Game Capture 4K X, with a USB-C to USB-C cable (150 cm) and an HDMI cable (200 cm)
• Corsair MP600 Elite SSD, 1TB or 2TB, with a heatsink already fitted

Elgato says the card captures up to 4K at 144 frames per second and passes the picture through to your TV over HDMI 2.1 without lag, with HDR10 and VRR passthrough. It records to a computer over USB, so you also need a Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer PC, or a Mac on macOS 11 or later, with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port.

Confirmed The SSD fits the PS5 and PS5 Pro. Elgato says it is not compatible with Xbox Series X|S, so on Xbox only the capture card half of the kit is useful.

Prices

Confirmed The discount works through a link in Twitch Creator Home, for Partners and Affiliates only. Elgato’s UK store lists the 1TB kit at £539.98 and its German store at €619.98. GamesRadar notes the 4K X on its own costs $249.99.

Elgato and Twitch also say Twitch is handing kits to some creators, and that they are giving away capture cards and storage at TwitchCon San Diego from November 13 to 15, including at a GTA community meetup on Sunday, November 15.

GamesRadar’s verdict is that the kit is far more than most streamers need for GTA 6 and that cheaper Elgato cards cover it.

You don’t need a capture card to stream GTA 6

Analysis Both consoles can go live on their own:

• PS5 streams straight to YouTube or Twitch with the Create button. See how to stream GTA on PS5.
• Xbox Series X|S streams to Twitch from the Xbox guide. See how to stream GTA on Xbox.

A capture card earns its place when you want overlays, alerts, a better mic, local recordings, or platforms the consoles don’t support, such as Kick and TikTok. On PS5 you also have to turn HDCP off before any capture card will show the picture; the PS5 guide shows where.

Analysis If you do buy a card, match it to where you stream. Our capture card guide explains why 1080p60 capture is enough for Twitch and when 4K capture is worth paying for. The SSD half only helps if your PS5 is short of space; freeing up space costs nothing. For the Twitch side, start with how to stream GTA on Twitch.