Since announcing the special edition Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition at E3 earlier this year, publisher Bethesda has struggled to keep them in stock. “As far as stupid gimmicks go, this is the best fucking one I’ve ever seen,” said Todd Howard, the game’s director, at the time.
And so it goes, that this particular “stupid gimmick” — a stupid gimmick that commands a $120 asking price, and comes with the game’s $30 season pass — has become such a sought after tchotchke.
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