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CRKD™ Debuts The NEO S™ BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition, Compatible with Fortnite Festival!
CRKD Collaborates With Licensed Special Edition NEO S™ Controller, Complete with 5 Fret Festival Attachment
CRKD™, the premium collectible gaming brand behind the award-winning Nitro Deck™ and NEO S™ collectible controllers, announced today the NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition, a licensed, special edition NEO S controller, designed for use with Fortnite Festival and other rhythm-based games.
Compatible with Nintendo® Switch™, PC, Mobile, Tablet and Smart TV’s, the NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition celebrates the global superstar artist’s arrival in Fortnite Festival.
The ideal companion for Bruno Mars and Fortnite Festival fans, the limited-edition NEO S Controller features artwork inspired by the 16-time GRAMMY winner himself, matching the artwork appearing in Fortnite Festival.
Available for pre-order now, the NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition is expected to ship in September of this year.
The NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition is the third NEO S controller in CRKD’s Festival range, bringing gamers closer to the music they love and transforming the Fortnite Festival experience thanks to the unique Festival Attachment (included), which replicates the frets found on a real guitar, providing a more authentic and immersive experience.
The NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition follows the recently announced NEO S LINKIN PARK 5 Fret Edition controller, as well as the long-awaited CRKD Gibson® Les Paul™ Guitar Controller range, which will also be fully compatible with Fortnite Festival, bringing rhythm music fans more ways to play and enjoy their favorite music.
All products in the CRKD music controller range have been designed to continue the proud legacy of dedicated rhythm-based controllers, with the new hardware designed and engineered by team members behind the much-loved hardware for Guitar Hero™ and DJ Hero™.
Attaching with ease to the NEO S, the Festival Attachment has been ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of your hand. Featuring five action buttons which replicate the frets on a guitar, fans of rhythm music games such as Fortnite Festival or Rock Band™ will feel right at home.
The NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition can be used to play multiple instruments within Fortnite Festival, including Guitar, Keytar, Drum, Mic and Bass song parts. Compatible with multiple community-based rhythm music games, players can easily remove the Festival Attachment, to enjoy their NEO S controller with all regular games.
With robust wireless compatibility and compact footprint, the NEO S is the ideal controller for gaming at home or on the move. With Hall-Effect Thumbsticks, ‘Stick Drift’ is a thing of the past and the ‘No Deadzone Mode’, integrated Motion Controls and Adjustable Trigger Sensitivity mean that the NEO S is a highly adept controller, no matter what you’re playing. Remappable Back Buttons provide extra controls when you need them the most, and Adjustable Vibration and Swappable Stick Tops provide a wealth of customizable options. Thanks to Bluetooth® technology, the NEO S can even be used with Smart TV’s, mobile devices and tablets, delivering a mighty controller for all your gaming!
Like all CRKD hardware, the NEO S BRUNO MARS 5 Fret Edition is fully compatible with the CRKD ‘True Collection System’ a free mobile App for iOS™ and Android® which will register the product number and rarity ranking of your hardware into your personal secure collection, adding to your bragging rights and giving instant oversight to all your CRKD gaming gear. CRKD products with Bluetooth capabilities also connect to CRKD CTRL feature within the App which allows users the ability to customize the adjustable features of their controller.
The NEO S BRUNO MARS Edition is available for pre-order today crkd.gg, and is expected to start shipping from September this year for a suggested retail price of $59.99/ €69.99 / £59.99. Browse the full 5-Fret Festival collection crkd.gg/pages/fortnite-festival.
This collaboration was facilitated by Epic Games’ licensing agency IMG Licensing.
Stay up to date with all the latest news, product releases, and more by following CRKD on all social media channels @crkdgg or visiting go.crkd.gg/socials
To join the CRKD Discord, a growing community of engaged gamers and collectors please visit: go.crkd.gg/discord
To read our latest blog post to the rhythm community please visit: go.crkd.gg/rhythm
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