Does anyone know if the Elgato will record the Wii U game play? I would assume it would since the Wii U uses an HDMI cord. But I wanted to make sure before I upgraded from my old PVR.
Will the Elgato Game Capture HD record Wii U game play?
Started by iROC, Oct 31 2012 10:57 AM
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 12:14 PM
I don't see any reason why it wouldn't. Don't take that as a fact though.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 12:15 PM
Just basic thinking would say yes. Shouldnt it record any input?
It looks like it uses the RCA jack which the wii u will be able to use but i believe your have to buy the cable or use the one from the wii.
It looks like it uses the RCA jack which the wii u will be able to use but i believe your have to buy the cable or use the one from the wii.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 01:02 PM
not the upad.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 02:58 PM
I think so.. the only reason I ask was because I know the Wii U uses a HDMI cable and the Elgato has a port for that. My old PVR didn't support HDMI
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 03:22 PM
yes and i can say for a fact, wii u has hdmi and elgato's only input is hdmi
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 04:47 PM
http://support.elgat...ratingconfirm=1 here's the official answer anyway.
The Wii U has not yet been released, so we have not yet tested it with Elgato Game Capture HD. We do not yet know if the HDMI output of the Wii U will be unencrypted.
We do know that the Wii U can use a Component adapter from Nintendo, which means that there is an extremely great chance it will work with Elgato Game Capture HD's Component input, with no additional modifications needed. Of course, we will have to test this before certifying Wii U use withElgato Game Capture HD.
The Wii U has not yet been released, so we have not yet tested it with Elgato Game Capture HD. We do not yet know if the HDMI output of the Wii U will be unencrypted.
We do know that the Wii U can use a Component adapter from Nintendo, which means that there is an extremely great chance it will work with Elgato Game Capture HD's Component input, with no additional modifications needed. Of course, we will have to test this before certifying Wii U use withElgato Game Capture HD.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 04:53 PM
Maybe it could, and there is a possibility that it can't.
IIRC, the 360 and PS3 has their HDMI output set up in a way that if it's connected to a capture card or PVR, the recorded image would be scrambled. It was tested on a Black Magic HD PVR though, but I'm sure that also applies to Elgato.
Just hope and pray that Nintendo allows the recording of gameplay via HDMI, or else you'll have to stick with gross 1080/720i.
IIRC, the 360 and PS3 has their HDMI output set up in a way that if it's connected to a capture card or PVR, the recorded image would be scrambled. It was tested on a Black Magic HD PVR though, but I'm sure that also applies to Elgato.
Just hope and pray that Nintendo allows the recording of gameplay via HDMI, or else you'll have to stick with gross 1080/720i.
Edited by Tom, 31 October 2012 - 04:54 PM.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 01:02 AM
Over HDMI? I doubt it, most HDMI sources now are usually encrypted with HDCP, so the only other way would be to use component out from the Wii U and into the game capture/PVR.
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Posted 14 December 2012 - 10:16 PM
Well, I'm sure the OP already figured out the answer, but yes. The Elgato Game Capture HD does, indeed, work with the Wii U.
I do not have an Elgato, but there are many people who have used it, such as David from Wii U and 3DS blog.
I do not have an Elgato, but there are many people who have used it, such as David from Wii U and 3DS blog.
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Posted 15 December 2012 - 02:38 AM
yes it will, i have seen videos on youtube where they do it 
I was actully thinking about picking up one myself 
I was actully thinking about picking up one myself
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