CRKD, the collectible gaming brand behind the Nitro Deck+ and NEO S controllers, has announced its latest special edition drop: the NEO S 5-Fret Daft Punk Fortnite Festival Edition. Built for Fortnite Festival and other rhythm-based games, this limited-edition controller lets fans strum along to Daft Punk’s greatest hits while paying tribute to the duo’s legacy.
The timing aligns with the Daft Punk Experience, an interactive music showcase within Fortnite. To celebrate, CRKD crafted a controller decked out in retro-futuristic Daft Punk artwork, complete with a printed “1993–2021” marking the group’s run. If you’re a collector, here’s the catch: this is a Hot Drop in the CRKD collection, meaning once it sells out, that’s it.
The Daft Punk NEO S 5-Fret isn’t just a cosmetic reskin. It has been designed by industry veterans who previously worked on Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, and it includes CRKD’s Festival Attachment, which replicates guitar frets. It’s the fifth Fortnite Festival NEO S release, and while guitar is the headline act, you can also use it to play keytar, drums, mic, or bass parts. In other words, this thing covers the full band.
Daft Punk’s influence on electronic music is hard to overstate. The Grammy-winning duo reshaped house, disco, funk, and pop across three decades, leaving behind iconic albums like Discovery and Random Access Memories. With their signature helmets and robotic mystique, they’ve inspired generations of artists—and now, they’re inspiring a controller.
The controller offers compatibility with PC and Nintendo Switch, ensuring Fortnite Festival fans (and rhythm game fans in general) can plug in and play. CRKD also notes that the NEO S works with other rhythm-based community games, so if you’ve got a library beyond Fortnite, the hardware is flexible enough to keep the beat.
The NEO S 5-Fret Daft Punk Fortnite Festival Edition is available for pre-order now for $59.99 and is expected to ship in November 2025. Pre-orders can be placed at go.crkd.gg/nsdpk and go.crkd.gg/fnfestival.
For Daft Punk fans, it’s a rare piece of licensed gear that doubles as a collectible and a fully functional rhythm controller. For Fortnite Festival players, it’s a way to take the stage with style. Either way, you might want to move fast; these drops don’t stick around long.
