Fortnite Festival now supports Rock Band 4 guitar controllers

The update comes as part of the new Billie Eilish season in Fortnite Festival.

If you still have your old Rock Band guitars lying around, it’s now possible to use them in Fortnite’s Rock Band-like music mode. As promised at launch, Fortnite Festivalnow supports a handful of guitar controllers across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. The announcement comes as part of a fresh update headlined by Billie Eilish.

The supported controllers include the Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller, Rock Band 4 Rivals Wireless Fender Jaguar Guitar, and Rock Band 4 Wireless Fender Stratocaster Guitar. They can be used for playing both lead and bass guitar in Festival. Epic also says that “we’ll have more instrument controller news to announce in the future,” so don’t toss that plastic drum set just yet.

While it may seem a bit weird, the news is a bit of a full-circle moment. Epic acquired Rock Band developer Harmonix back in 2021, and the studio developed Festival. Rock Band 4, meanwhile, had an incredible run, with support ending just this year.

In addition to guitar support, the update also introduces a new Billie Eilish-themed season for Festival, which includes its own mini battle pass where players can unlock the pop star. You can check out all of the details right here.