[230919]Fallout 5 Should Revive One Scrapped Fallout 4 Feature

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More games in the Fallout franchise, especially Fallout 5, should explore the potential of one Fallout 4 feature that was eventually delisted.


When Fallout 4 was first released in 2015 there was also a companion app available for the game that players could synchronize their in-game progress with. Using this app, players could essentially turn their mobile devices into Fallout’s famous Pip-Boy device, which every game in the franchise has used as a device to manage the player’s inventory systems. While this feature was greatly received by the community, this wasn’t enough to prevent it from eventually being shut down.

Overall, the Fallout 4 official Pip-Boy companion app was a helpful feature that deserves a comeback in the Fallout franchise. Not only should future Fallout games revive the Pip-Boy companion app, but some of the previous fan-favorite games could benefit from having their own version as well, considering these games are still being played by many fans.

Future Fallout Games Should Bring Back Mobile Companion Apps


The official Pip-Boy companion app allowed players to connect their mobile devices to their Fallout 4 save games in real-time to provide nearly full access to the functionalities of the in-game Pip-Boy. More specifically, players could manage their inventory, swap weapons, consume food, drinks, or chems, use healing items, view the map, track quests, and play holotape audio logs all from the companion app.

It's also worth mentioning that the holotape mini-games worked on the companion app, too. While it wasn’t necessary to play the game with the companion app, it let players manage Fallout 4’s survival elements with ease, which was especially useful for playing on the harder difficulties. It was truly a helpful resource that any player could utilize, and it also proved valuable to the speedrunning community given how convenient it was.

In addition to being available for any mobile device, the official Pip-Boy companion app also had a special interaction with the hardware offered in certain special editions of Fallout 4. For players who purchased versions of Fallout 4 that included a Pip-Boy replica, this hardware included an insert that most small phones could fit in. Running the companion app and then slotting the device into the Pip-Boy would result in a surprisingly immersive experience, although the app was still plenty immersive without the Pip-Boy replica hardware. Certain Fallout franchise merchandise has been quite controversial, though the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy replicas are considered an exception to this trend.

As useful as the companion app was though, it was eventually delisted. The official statement provided by Bethesda’s Support website claims that it was removed “due to incompatibilities with current requirements. Currently, no plans are announced to update the app”. This is the only statement regarding the status of the companion app, although hopefully, it will once again see the light of day for future Fallout games.

Despite being delisted, the Fallout 4 mobile companion still lives on. Technically, there are still ways to download and utilize the app, such as downloading versions of the app that have been preserved on third-party platforms. Otherwise, those who previously had it can allegedly find it in their previously installed app lists. The app is still fully functional, but official support for the app being abandoned is an unfortunate situation that doesn’t bode well for this feature to return for future games in the franchise.

The player counts for Fallout 76 continue to reach new highs after launching to a rough start, while the single-player games in the franchise are still extremely popular as well. So, while future games like Fallout 5 could be a perfect opportunity to revive the official Pip-Boy companion app, other games in the franchise could also make good use of it in the meantime. That said, more games in the Fallout franchise deserve some collector’s items as cool as the Pip-Boy replica that took the companion app to the next level.

Fallout 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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《辐射》系列中的更多游戏，尤其是《辐射 5》，应该会探索《辐射 4》最终被下架的一项功能的潜力。


当《辐射 4》于 2015 年首次发布时，该游戏还有一个配套应用程序可供玩家同步游戏进度。 使用这个应用程序，玩家基本上可以将他们的移动设备变成《辐射》著名的 Pip-Boy 设备，该系列中的每款游戏都使用它作为管理玩家库存系统的设备。 虽然这个功能受到了社区的热烈欢迎，但这并不足以阻止它最终被关闭。

总体而言，《辐射 4》的官方 Pip-Boy 配套应用程序是一个有用的功能，值得在《辐射》系列中回归。 未来的《辐射》游戏不仅应该复兴 Pip-Boy 配套应用程序，而且考虑到许多粉丝仍在玩这些游戏，一些之前粉丝最喜欢的游戏也可以从拥有自己的版本中受益。

未来的《辐射》游戏应该会带回移动配套应用程序


官方的 Pip-Boy 配套应用程序允许玩家将他们的移动设备实时连接到他们的 Fallout 4 保存游戏，以提供对游戏中 Pip-Boy 的几乎全部功能的访问。 更具体地说，玩家可以通过配套应用程序管理库存、交换武器、消耗食物、饮料或化学品、使用治疗物品、查看地图、跟踪任务以及播放全息磁带音频日志。

还值得一提的是，全息带迷你游戏也适用于配套应用程序。 虽然没有必要使用配套应用程序来玩游戏，但它可以让玩家轻松管理《辐射 4》的生存元素，这对于玩更困难的游戏特别有用。 这确实是任何玩家都可以利用的有用资源，而且考虑到它的便利性，它对速通社区也很有价值。

除了适用于任何移动设备之外，官方的哔哔小子配套应用程序还与《辐射 4》某些特别版本中提供的硬件进行了特殊的交互。对于购买了包含哔哔小子复制品的《辐射 4》版本的玩家， 该硬件包括大多数小型手机都可以安装的插入件。运行配套应用程序，然后将设备插入 Pip-Boy 将带来令人惊讶的沉浸式体验，尽管该应用程序在没有 Pip-Boy 复制品硬件的情况下仍然具有足够的沉浸感。 某些《辐射》系列商品颇具争议，但《辐射 4》的哔哔小子复制品被认为是这一趋势的例外。

尽管配套应用程序非常有用，但它最终还是被下架了。 贝塞斯达支持网站提供的官方声明称，它被删除是“由于与当前要求不兼容”。 目前，尚未宣布更新该应用程序的计划”。 这是关于配套应用程序状态的唯一声明，尽管希望它能在未来的《辐射》游戏中再次亮相。

尽管已被除名，《辐射 4》的移动版伴侣仍然存在。 从技术上讲，仍然有方法可以下载和使用该应用程序，例如下载已保存在第三方平台上的应用程序版本。 否则，那些以前拥有它的人可以在他们以前安装的应用程序列表中找到它。 该应用程序仍然功能齐全，但官方对该应用程序的支持被放弃是一种不幸的情况，这对于该功能在该系列未来游戏中的回归来说并不是一个好兆头。

《辐射 76》的玩家数量在经历了艰难的开局后继续创下新高，而该系列的单人游戏仍然非常受欢迎。 因此，虽然像《辐射 5》这样的未来游戏可能是复兴官方 Pip-Boy 配套应用程序的绝佳机会，但该系列的其他游戏也可以同时充分利用它。 也就是说，《辐射》系列中的更多游戏值得收藏一些像《哔哔小子》复制品一样酷的收藏品，它将配套应用程序提升到了一个新的水平。

《辐射 4》现已适用于 PC、PS4、PS5、Xbox One 和 Xbox Series X/S。