When you pull off that insanely accurate headshot, drift a corner with awesomely smooth skill or defeat the big bad boss in minutes, you want to share it with your friends and with the gaming world in general, because nothing feels as amazing as pulling off a sweet move that few people can accomplish. With Elgato Game Capture HD, your proudest gameplay moments can quickly and easily be captured and shared on the Web, so the world can see how skilled you really are. So get ready to enjoy unlimited bragging rights, even if your amazing gaming achievements occur alone in your living room.The compact size and easy setup of the Elgato Game Capture HD lets you immediately get started, with lag-free HDMI pass-through to the TV. Full HD 1080p capture ensures that your Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3 recordings are crystal-clear with crisp graphics and vibrant color, so every detail of your awesome moment is visible. If you weren't recording while a share-worthy gameplay event occurred, you can use the Flashback Recording feature to retroactively capture the video. Share your gameplay instantly with built-in live streaming to Twitch, or choose your best moments and spread them across the Internet with one-click uploads to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Don't let your pals tell you you're exaggerating or lying about a gaming achievement ever again. With the Elgato Game Capture HD, you can show them the meaning of gaming talent.
If you have the hardware for it, this is an excellent product. It's super easy to set up, the instruction manual is litterally just a card with pictures of which plugs go in which holes and then a website to download the software for free. I've captured some great stuff from my Xbox and I'm looking forward to testing out my n64. I watched a few YouTube videos that leads me to believe you can record most older consoles as well as the new ones.
What's great about it: Easy to set up, easy to use, great quality
What's not so great: Requires good computer, plenty of hard drive space, and a microphone