I'm pretty sure many of our readers devote part of their time not only to enjoy video games, but also to broadcast their games via YouTube, Twitch, Mixer or some other alternative. Live Streaming has become a phenomenon for users, but also for hardware & software developers. Suddenly a new, juicy cake appears on the market, and everyone wants a piece.

That's precisely what Streamlabs, developer of Streamlabs OBS is announcing. This free broadcasting app offers more options and a faster and easier startup for beginners than the original solution, OBS (Open Broadcast Software). The company has teamed up with Intel to develop PCs specially dedicated to live streaming. They won't be alone, as they've also partnered with Shuttle, SimplyNUC, ZOTAC and Acer. All of them will join forces to offer hardware solutions with Streamlabs OBS (which by the way, is still in beta stage) and various optimizations for this field already pre-installed.The idea is interesting, especially if, as Streamlabs indicates, these PCs have a certification that validates that they are optimized to be able to broadcast these games live and without problems. In the official announcement Streamlabs states that it is working with Intel to optimize the Quick-Sync video encoder for "automatically import optimal settings to provide quality bit-rate, audio, resolution and FPS.

The first devices developed under this initiative - including an Acer concept team - are expected to be announced during TwitchCon 2018, the event that will take place from October 26-28 in San Jose. Very soon we will be able to check therefore if these new equipments fulfill their promise, something that without a doubt would raise an interesting alternative for users who want to avoid problems at the time of starting up their channels in Twitch.