Fortnite's Festival is already set to corner the rhythm market by install base alone, introducing a Rock Band-like experience into Epic's ongoing everything game. In addition to LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing, it's clear that Epic's plans for total digital domination are close to coming to fruition.
Speaking to IGN, Epic EVP Saxs Persson and Harmonix studio director Alex Rigopulos discussed peripherals specifically. Rigopulos said of their implementation: "Not at launch, but it's very much a priority for us to support instrument peripherals in the game. It's something that we're actually already actively working on."
Fortnite Festival is a free-to-play game that exists inside Fortnite, offering a gameplay experience reminiscent of Rock Band. A constantly rotating setlist of songs will be rated in and out, giving players something to play, and premium music packs, as well as a Festival Season Pass, will be available for those who want it.
Developer Harmonix, the studio behind Rock Band, was acquired by Epic in 2021, and we are just now starting to appreciate Epic's ambitious vision. If you've still got that dusty old, slightly embarrassing plastic drum set somewhere in storage, you may want to locate it and leave it somewhere more accessible.
What do you think of the Fortnite Festival? Have you had a chance to try it out? Do you still have Rock Band instruments haunting your home? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source fortnite.com, via ign.com]
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Fortnite Rock Band for $99.99 exclusively at GameStop
Every Fortnite headline looks randomly generated at this point.
I’m so confused as to what Fortnite even is anymore.
@Th3solution It's effectively becoming a platform at this point. It's an online environment you can play different games in, and there's connective tissue bringing all those different experiences together.
The batteries in my rock band guitar and drums corroded years ago. I wonder how much they go for on eBay? I also have so many extra songs I've paid for in rock band. Would be great to fire it up.
It needs a lot of tidying up really. Only 8 music tracks, no ability to use unlocked lobby music and a separate £14 purchase for the music pass is kind of taking the mick at this stage.
They're also asking for £28 for a car cosmetic skin, the price of many standalone racing titles.
@Monstermash40 Be very very afraid of that price. Guitars are in the hundreds. If you have only 360 guitars, then you need a legacy adapter, which goes for $400.
Listen, this is all moot unless they release new controllers. Old ones go for hundreds each right now on eBay. So odd considering they littered goodwill once upon a time.
Really hope they pull a rocket league and let you somehow port all your songs purchases from rock band. That is EXTREMELY hopeful thinking.
Fortnite is slowly turning into the film Ready Player One just without the VR aspect.
My son loves Fortnite, so it's alright with me. I like the way they add all these new things all the time, it keeps him excited and engaged. One question though, are these new modes (Lego, Rocket League, Rock Band) staying forever or is it one of those 'here for 6 months and then gone' like Fortnite always seems to do? Would seem odd to put all that effort in to it only to get rid in the future.
@get2sammyb Sounds a little bit like PlayStation Home. Why Sony never tried something like Home on PS4 I’ll never know. I get the feeling that they didn’t know the potential of what they had there and have let Fortnite and Epic fill that space now.
@get2sammyb And still they need to fire people at Epic it's so weird it's so big and makes so much how is that normal.
I just want a new one, got my guitar and have been playing for years.
@Tktofu I looked! Ouch! It would actually be cheaper to buy a real guitar and have a few lessons.
@tomassi as of now on Epics FAQ, they have mentioned it's staying and will continually be updated.
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