Final month, Fortnite Competition, the sport’s Rock Band-like music mode, rolled out local multiplayer on PlayStation and Xbox. It’s an ideal addition in the event you and as much as three buddies need to relive the halcyon days of ‘07 on a single TV, notably in the event you’re utilizing a nostalgia-inducing peripheral just like the PDP Riffmaster — which is now out there from Amazon, Best Buy, and PDP for an all-time low of $109.99 ($20 off).
Very like the outdated guitars developed for Rock Band, PDP’s wi-fi gamepad means that you can strum together with actual songs in each Rock Band 4 (RIP) and the free-to-play Fortnite Competition. It gives a variety of the identical performance as earlier controllers, although, seeing because it’s been almost a decade since Mad Catz’s final Stratocaster-style gamepad, the Riffmaster introduces a couple of fashionable methods. That features USB-C charging and a 3.5mm audio jack, together with a devoted analog stick on the again of the neck for extra simple navigation.
In true RB4 style, the Riffmaster can also be outfitted with 5 color-coded buttons greater up the neck and a second set decrease down, every of which you should utilize to hammer out the assorted notes as they seem of their respective lanes. A strummer and a whammy bar make good on the traditional Rock Band expertise, letting you unleash vibrato on the Xbox, PlayStation, or PC with the included USB dongle.