Hyperkin’s Upcoming Guitar Controller Features Customizable Parts
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- Hyperkin announced a new guitar controller, featuring swappable parts and multi-platform support.
- Guitar controllers have been re-emerging in the market as a direct result of Fortnite Festival’s success, according to IGN.
- The product is marketed as a premium guitar controller offering versatility.
In an exclusive with IGN, Hyperkin announced a new guitar controller featuring swappable parts. The controller is marketed as a premium guitar controller, offering versatility through the form of multi-platform support. No price point for the hardware is currently available. IGN claims that over 2 million players play Fortnite Festival, supposedly marking a resurgence of demand for the guitar controller.
The controller has a fretboard in the form of a D-pad, located toward the bottom of the fingerboard. This design language allows users to strum purely with the board, which is possible because typical guitar controllers mimic a D-pad with strumming. In addition, the guitar features a home button, system buttons, a hidden 3.5 aux port and a Type-C port on the back.
The left and right side bodies are fully removable, allowing creators to 3D print their own bodies and create their personalized guitar. Notches on the strum bar allow creators to attach their own attachments, opening the opportunity for 3D printers to customize the shape. The tuner head is also removable, alongside the guitar frets. Hyperkin will post the template of the guitar online, thereby helping promote creativity.
Hyperkin’s upcoming guitar controller supports both left- and right-handed users, a feature not seen in the majority of guitar controllers. IGN’s video has further specifications regarding the design language surrounding the guitar controller’s design, featuring the creator’s insight.
