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Check out the old-style Pip-Boy in the new Fallout 76 trailer

Fallout 76 will have a brand-new Pip-Boy. A trailer from Bethesda's E3 conference showed an updated version of Fallout fans' favourite personal portable computer.

Well, I say updated, but if we're going to get technical about things, it's actually an old Pip-Boy. Since Fallout 76 is a prequel, it takes places centuries before the rest of the games in the series. What that means is that the Pip-Boy from that trailer (which you can take a look at in the image at the top of this article) is actually a lower-tech version.

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It'll be interesting to see how the Pip-Boy works in the new game – given that Fallout 76 is "entirely online" (according to executive director Todd Howard), I doubt it'll be used in exactly the same way that you'll be used to if you're a fan of the tradition single-player RPGs. In those games, it's a map, a quest tracker, a radio, and even a light. It's entirely possible that those features will return, but expect to see them tweaked for online play, at the very least.

You can grab a quick look in the new Fallout 76 trailer, below:

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