MadCatz recently fell on hard times — laying off nearly half their staff — and considering their big venture of 2015 was co-publishing Rock Band, things weren’t looking good for the future prospects the series. Harmonix today, however, announced a new partnership agreement for Rock Band: Performance Designed Products LLC (PDP).

“As we look to fully achieve our goal of creating this console generation’s category-defining music gaming platform, we need to partner with a truly world-class manufacturer that can operate at the scale that Rock Band requires. PDP has a well-deserved reputation for innovation, customer satisfaction, and quality. They have the logistical and technical expertise to support Harmonix’s ambitious plans for the future of Rock Band, with new hardware alongside a major Rock Band 4 feature update coming this Fall,“ said Steve Janiak, Harmonix CEO.

“Rock Band is the premier music platform for console players,” said Chris Richards, CEO, PDP. “This will be a great partnership and gaming fans should get ready to experience new, innovative hardware products for Rock Band 4 and Rock Band VR.”

PDP is known for making various gaming peripherals, notably from their Afterglow and Rock Candy line.

Rock Band 4 continues to expand, with 5 free title updates already delivered since launching last October, and ongoing frequent updates planned. Harmonix also recently announced a Fig campaign for a PC port of Rock Band 4.