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You may never own the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition

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The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition is the only Collector’s Edition of a game I’ve considered buying in forever. I’m a vanilla sort of guy, generally refusing to shell out extra money for a handful of digital baubles and cheaply made statues that do little but gather dust once the game has been beaten. There’s something so damned alluring about the prospect of playing Fallout 4 with a functional Pip Boy attached to my arm.

And it’s something that may never happen. While pre-orders of the game proper have opened up here in South Africa, there’s been no word on if or when we might be able to thrown down cash to secure one of the fancy collector’s editions. While I’m not one to condone pre-ordering, in this case it would be warranted given how apparently rare they are. How rare? Well, according to Bethesda’s Pete Hines, store allocations for the things are done, finished for all territories – and they’ll no longer be made.

It’s an echo of a similar sentiment to an earlier one by Bethesda’s Bethblog, which asserts that they’re sold out in the US, though European territories may still be getting some.

Our North American quantities for the Pip-Boy Edition are sold out. We are still working out details on final inventory for European territories and expect to have information early next week. As we receive new information, we’ll update in real-time on our Twitter account, @bethblog.

We’ve asked, but right now we’ve received no indication that the Pip Boy Edition will even be available locally. With their apparent rarity, many gamers may end up having to duct-tape their phones to their arms and pretend they’ve got a shiny plastic Pip-Boy.

To rub some extra salt in the rad-wound, here’s a close-up look at that radioactive wasteland beauty that most of you will never own, from the display floors of E3:

PIP Boy (1) PIP Boy (2) PIP Boy (3) PIP Boy (4)

Last Updated: June 29, 2015

40 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    June 29, 2015 at 07:40

    “There’s something so damned alluring about the prospect of laying Fallout 4 with a functional Pip Boy attached to my arm” – Wow, Geoff. I know people love Fallout, but… wow. I think I need more coffee.

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    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      June 29, 2015 at 08:05

      IKR? Hole seems WAY too big for him
      #NoLineMonday?

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      • Lord Chaos

        June 29, 2015 at 08:30

        It takes a village?

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      June 29, 2015 at 08:08

      Not even a typo.

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      • Admiral Chief's Adventure

        June 29, 2015 at 08:19

        xD

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    • Dark_Kitarist

      June 29, 2015 at 14:43

      I’m gonna play the whole game with it attached to my arm 😀 soo soo glad I got it…

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      • ?

        October 25, 2015 at 02:18

        little 5 year old punks like you got to all of them before I could even get onto the website. it’s sad…

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        • Dark_Kitarist

          October 26, 2015 at 13:54

          Yeah it’s sad that stupid teens like you write stupid comments about situations they know nothing about, and I’m fairly sure I’m older then you…

          I stayed up all night just to see the E3 conference, and watched it trough the end then a few hours later while I was at work I bought one damn Pip-boy edition, WTF man don’t be jelly!

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  2. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 29, 2015 at 08:05

    Heh, Vanilla Tim

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  3. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 29, 2015 at 08:07

    Are you guys seeing what I’m seeing?

    NO collectors DLC!

    Can it be? Are the guys learning?

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      June 29, 2015 at 09:07

      Praise the SUN!

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    • Dark_Kitarist

      June 29, 2015 at 14:38

      Don’t say anything yet… There is still time for them to add it 😀

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    • E Hanson

      July 3, 2015 at 00:38

      At least with the Pre-order DLC packs they made available for New Vegas, they were made available for separate purchase later on. I’m STILL waiting for Sonic Generations Casino Night. 🙁

      Reply

  4. Lord Chaos

    June 29, 2015 at 08:26

    They haven’t even listed the normal one on takealot, I can only find it at BT…

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    • Timmy_The_Good_Troll

      June 29, 2015 at 08:50

      Try CNA online , R399 for PC

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      • Captain JJ Browmehn

        June 29, 2015 at 11:17

        Their site won’t accept my, or any of my friend’s payments. Tried a hundred times and every time I try to pay it says “Payment failed”.

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        • Admiral Chief's Adventure

          June 29, 2015 at 11:21

          Strange, I’ve been getting ‘DONATIONS’ from CNA a few times.

          Maybe you need to try a few more times, just to see if I’m correct?

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          • Captain JJ Browmehn

            June 29, 2015 at 11:24

            Let me give it another try. This time I’ll put in -R2,000 and see what happens ;P

  5. Klipkop1980

    June 29, 2015 at 08:45

    So no Virginity Protectors for us…..:(

    Reply

  6. David Weatherhead

    June 29, 2015 at 08:57

    Sad panda :'(

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  7. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    June 29, 2015 at 09:01

    Guys… I hate to do this to you, but look at it, it’s made out of plastic. You’ll look like one of those kids with those oversized Ben 10 watches on their wrists. Take a deep breath, put down the credit card. You shouldn’t pay R1400 more for a R150 toy.

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    • Hesperus Phosphorus

      June 29, 2015 at 09:10

      It’s an awesome idea – this whole F4 collector’s ed. – but the Pip Boy does look pretty China-factory tjiep.

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      • Dark_Kitarist

        June 29, 2015 at 14:58

        Ha… Today everything is made in China, Taiwan or Bangladesh… And as time progressed things from China are becoming a LOT better 😀

        PS. Still doesn’t change the fact that they could have made it a bit more rustic and added some patina… Still maybe they went for the “brand new” pip-boy style 😀

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    • Pariah

      June 29, 2015 at 09:26

      Thank god someone still retains their senses when Fallout is mentioned. Agreed man.

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    • Captain JJ Browmehn

      June 29, 2015 at 11:18

      I agree with you. I’ve seen MUCH better looking fan-made pip-boys on ebay at a fraction of the price that I would much rather buy. It doesn’t need a Bethesda stamp to be a pip-boy, it just needs to look decent.

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      • Dark_Kitarist

        June 29, 2015 at 15:09

        In my heart it looks like the most awesome thing in the world! It’s a freaking pip boy!!!

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    • E Hanson

      July 3, 2015 at 00:40

      I’d say it’s a bit more than that. You can actually slot your phone in there and have it link up with the game itself. The Companion App will work without the PipBoy, but it’s at least FUNCTIONAL and not just a useless plastic toy. Combine that with the ~R750 game, and it’s a bit more worthwhile.

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      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        July 6, 2015 at 17:25

        There are cooler and dare I say it a lot cheaper cellphone holders on the market. I have a cool Batman one that I use for gym.

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        • E Hanson

          July 7, 2015 at 18:07

          Oh, god I wouldn’t use this out and about. I can barely stand having my FitBit-ish thing on all day.
          No, this thing’s just basically a neat bit of additional immersion.

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  8. Captain JJ Browmehn

    June 29, 2015 at 11:16

    That looks really cheap imo

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  9. David Weatherhead

    June 29, 2015 at 11:30

    Guess I will have to just make my own Pip-Boy then.

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    • Dark_Kitarist

      June 29, 2015 at 15:05

      I’m probably gonna make a 3D model myself and then print the plastics and add some metal onto that to make it feel more robust. Then add some paint and patina, maybe some leather on the inner part and maybe even add a pip-boy glove :D. After that I’ll use a Raspberry Pi and a 10″ screen from Deal Extreme and make an actual functioning Pip-boy… Hell I even saw some people on the net making a mini Geiger counter for an Pip-boy inspired app to showcase at NASA 😀 Maybe I’ll do that too 😀

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  10. Cragdoll

    June 29, 2015 at 15:55

    This game is going to be more buggy than the dog

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  11. Whatever

    June 29, 2015 at 18:26

    You may never get to own because of the a-holes who have pre-ordered them, then immediately created an artificial demand by selling them at 3-4 times their value on Ebay. Now I would not care if they sold out and I was “left behind” if they were not available on Ebay.

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  12. Wh1t3gh0st .

    June 30, 2015 at 06:30

    Thankfully, I preordered mine before the hoarders could overprice this by 4000%.

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  13. Joe Blow

    June 30, 2015 at 10:33

    It’s for the best, the Pipboy is just a plastic toy piece of junk, go on Etsy and buy yourself a badass metal one

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    • pipboynoob

      June 30, 2015 at 12:26

      the ones on etsy also is made of plastic and it can cost $100-$200 for that 3D printed plastic with no screen.

      Reply

  14. V3N0M

    June 30, 2015 at 10:48

    Guys, your savior is here!
    Raru .co.za has this edition available for pre-order. PC already sold out though. I managed to get the XBOX ONE version.

    Personal note : I have an Xbox 360, it will work right…right…yeah… ;(

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  15. jim plu

    June 30, 2015 at 15:54

    • Dark_Kitarist

      July 1, 2015 at 09:58

      AhAHAHHAHAHA it’s been removed 😀 I hope that all listings are removed… Damn sharks… I bought one Pip-Boy edition and that’s that…

      Reply

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