Sunday, November 1

Unboxing our very own, limited-edition Fallout 4 Pip-Boy


Fallout 4 has arrived at the Ars Technica Orbiting HQ ahead of its highly anticipated November 10 release. We're busy putting the game through its paces for an embargoed review that should run just before that release. In the meantime, though, we can tell you a bit about something else that came along with the game disc: the actual, wearable, smart-phone-embeddable Pip-Boy that was included in the limited "Pip-Boy Edition" of the game.

First announced back at Bethesda's E3 press conference, the $120 limited edition is a bit more elaborate than the usual statues and, um, mini-fridges that come in such packages. By placing a smartphone (with an upcoming app) in the unit, players will be able to sync their Pip-Boy with the game and actually see important in-world information on their wrists as they play. The limited edition package was so popular (and so limited) that Bethesda said in July that it's physically incapable of making more, thanks to Chinese factory production schedules.

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