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Bethesda Can't Make Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Editions Any More

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For fans of Fallout 4 who have missed out on placing their pre-orders for the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition, they are in for a big disappointment. When the pre-order went up, the special edition just got sold out quickly and there is a big demand for this edition. The problem for Bethesda, the developer for the video game, is that the manufacturers are already swamped with the orders and are working at full capacity. If they take more orders  they might not make it to the 10 November 2015 release.

The RobCo Pip-Boy (Personal Information Processor-Boy) is the famous wrist worn computer that has been used in the previous releases of Fallout and will still be a mainstay for Fallout 4. It is used for battle management, inventory, as well as player statistics. Revealed during E3 2015 that special edition of the game package will come with the Pip-Boy, many fans of the game immediately went out to place their pre-orders, putting pressure on the various game sellers that they have advised their customers who missed out on the pre-orders not to expect another batch to be put on pre-order.

The real-world Pip-Boy is design to actually work with smartphone as it is a plastic housing that can accommodate the iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s, and 6 and also the Samsung Galaxy S5 and S6. There are phone inserts that will allow these smartphones to be fitted inside the housing and there are plans to release more foam inserts for other popular handsets.

The Pip-Boy will then need the companion app that can installed on iOS and Android devices where the functions of the Pip-Boy as seen in the video game will be seen as if real plus a few games to play too. Last June, Bethesda released their Fallout Shelter app that allows to build your shelter in the game.  It is a free app when you download and install it, but also will have in-app purchases.

Fallout 4 starts with nuclear bombs being dropped that resulted in a nuclear holocaust in 2077 brought about by war over resources. The protagonist and his family sought shelter in Vault 111, only to wake up as the vault's sole survivor 200 years later.

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