Final month, Fortnite Competition, the sport’s Rock Band-like music mode, rolled out native multiplayer on PlayStation and Xbox. It’s a terrific addition when you and as much as three buddies need to relive the halcyon days of ‘07 on a single TV, notably when you’re utilizing a nostalgia-inducing peripheral just like the PDP Riffmaster — which is now out there from Amazon, Finest Purchase, 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Very like the outdated guitars developed for Rock Band, PDP’s wi-fi gamepad permits you to strum together with actual songs in each Rock Band 4 (RIP) and the free-to-play Fortnite Competition. It affords plenty 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 number of trendy tips. 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 vogue, the Riffmaster can be outfitted with 5 color-coded buttons increased 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.