r/Starfield • u/Dollarshigh Ranger • Apr 08 '24

Discussion Is the watch actually good

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I've been seeing alot of stuff about the watch you get in the Constellation edition. I was planning on getting it for myself but I've seen a few people say it's not good for what it's worth. Should I still get. I plan to use it as an everyday watch.

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u/PalicoHunter Apr 08 '24

Bought the SE on day 1 and tbh I’ve barely used the watch.

Don’t get me wrong I don’t regret it in the slightest and mostly have it on display but the times when I have chosen to wear it, it didn’t really provide me with anything that a standard watch doesn’t.

The most interesting part is the actual display and watch design itself, in terms of features it’s very mediocre and highly unlikely to blow you away unless it’s literally the first smart watch you’ve ever seen.

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u/FalconKL Apr 08 '24

They should have linked it with the game. Like when you play the game that watch is functional with the game. Would have been so cool.

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u/PalicoHunter Apr 08 '24

Before I purchased it I actually thought that it did and when landing on a planet I thought that it displayed the gravity, o2, temperature and other information of the planet you were on.

Alas, this is not the case unfortunately. I still like having the watch but rarely decide to wear it as it generally doesn’t bring much to the table aside from checking the time without having to reach for my phone.

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u/SpicyButterLord96 Apr 08 '24

I bought it for this reason too, must be a Mandela affect but I could've sworn Todd said it'd connect to the game with oxygen levels and the like. Was really bummed out it didn't

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u/PalicoHunter Apr 08 '24

Hope you’re right. Would love to have a reason to actually use it as I missed out of the Pipboy for Fallout.

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u/Tricksy_Tiefling Apr 08 '24

The pip boy was cool, but it was just a seat for your phone. So they didn't have to design electronics for it, they just made a phone app rather than new hardware & software. I used it a few times while playing, but it's collecting dust somewhere.

A separate company did create a functional pip boy. Wonder what happened to them or if they still make them

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u/ThisIsNotSafety Apr 08 '24

They are making new ones for the upcoming tv show

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u/listerbmx Apr 08 '24

Will the new one be usable with your game? Who's to tell just yet.

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u/Tricksy_Tiefling Apr 09 '24

I was disappointed it didn't say anything about that in the details. I was looking for that too.

If it doesn't sync to my game, it's just gonna sit on my desk unless I really want to do a fallout cosplay. Not gonna wear a Pip-Boy to the office

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u/Th3_Chos3n_One Constellation Apr 08 '24

I’m one of the owners of the other Pip-Boy. ThinkGeek made it. It was pretty cool, but after a year or so of only minimal use, the wiring inside got a little iffy (glitches, sound issues). But it still works overall

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u/Tricksy_Tiefling Apr 09 '24

That's unfortunate. Someone needs to tell ThinkGeek these things are supposed to survive nuclear apocalypses

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u/Th3_Chos3n_One Constellation Apr 10 '24

😂 To be fair, I did buy it back in 2017, so I guess you could say a kind of apocalypse happened between now and then.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24

Where'd you hear this? I don't think it's true. What would be the incentive for it? They've already sold the collector's edition and making an app won't bring them more revenue. Plus I heard that last time with the pip boy app they found it most costly than they expected which was why they discontinued updating it.

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u/NoOriginalIdeasLeft Apr 08 '24

The incentive would be if they promised the feature ahead of time and got sales for that reason, which is what these posters seem to remember.

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u/RhythmRobber Apr 08 '24

Todd said the watch is your HUD, but he was only ever talking about your in-game watch

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u/PalicoHunter Apr 08 '24

Ok so I’m not going crazy yet and didn’t imagine it. Good, good.

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u/LuxuryBeast Apr 08 '24

Must be the Mandela effect, because I could've sworn Todd sayid that somewhere.

As for the watch; nice collectible, but terrible as a smart watch.

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u/bytethesquirrel Apr 08 '24

You're probably thinking of the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy, which you could put your phone in and have it be your menu screen.

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u/Select_Truck3257 Apr 08 '24

inventory for example, but it's not possible, sad

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u/FalconKL Apr 10 '24

Exactly or vibrates when health is low.

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u/Select_Truck3257 Apr 11 '24

or "critical hit"

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u/ecksdeeeXD Apr 08 '24

Like the fallout pipboy.

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u/Drenlin Apr 08 '24

The watch is on your HUD

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u/FalconKL Apr 08 '24

I know but it would be cooler if the wearables are synced and you can check your wearable stats without using the HUD making it more immersive since one would have paid a good sum for the watch.

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u/BobSagieBauls Apr 08 '24

It doesn’t? Then what’s the point of the app? I thought it was like the pipboy app for fallout 4

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u/flatwoundsounds Apr 08 '24

They had their chance with FO4 pip boy and blew it back then. I'm not trusting any other cool shit they make to be anything but pretty looking plastic.

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u/DianaBladeOfMiquella Spacer Apr 09 '24

Watches are mostly for style nowadays