Pip-Boy Accessory Lets Your Smartphone Interact Stylishly With Fallout 4

Many game developers have tried to implement second-screen experiences into their games. While the Wii U and Nintendo DS / 3DS generally make good use of their extra monitor, attempts to weave smartphones and tablets into traditional gaming experiences haven’t gone over as well.

That doesn’t mean second-screen gaming is doomed, though. It just needs a big idea or event to push it forward. Say, a nuclear apocalypse.

At its E3 2015 press conference on June 14, Bethesda announced Fallout 4 will support for a real actual Pip-Boy wrist console, which is encased in a plastic shell and holds a variety of smartphones. It even comes with foam bumpers in case your phone needs a bit of encouragement and negotiation before it’ll fit in.

The Pip-Boy works with an app that lets you perform all kinds of in-game tasks, like inventory management, stat adjustments, holotapes, games, and more.

The Pip Boy is part of a $120 USD Fallout 4 package that ships on November 10. Wear it outdoors and your charisma will be boosted by 100 easy points. You can also shove it under the nose of show-off Apple Watch owners.

Nadia Oxford

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In the early aughts, Nadia fell into writing with the grace of a brain-dead bison stumbling into a chasm. Over the years, she's written for Nerve, GamePro, 1UP.com, USGamer, Pocket Gamer, Just Labs Magazine, and many other sites and magazines of fine repute. She's currently About.com's Guide to the Nintendo 3DS at ds.about.com.