Remember bag-gate? That time, many moons ago, when Fallout 76's launch sparked controversy because of the low quality of the bags included with its Power Armor Edition? Bethesda had promised swish, rugged, canvas things in the promo; when they arrived on players' doorsteps, they were made of cheap, easily damaged nylon. , somehow.
Whether you remember it or not, Pete Hines—former senior vice president of global marketing and communications at Bethesda—certainly does. In a chat with , Hines recalled the whole episode, which he says he only learnt about when his own collector's edition hit his doorstep, like an old army guy remembering a particularly harrowing battle.
Hines takes the fall for Bethesda dragging its heels on getting replacement bags out to people—like I mentioned, it took a whole dang year for the saga to conclude—and says, "My biggest failing there was [[link]] not pushing immediately for making and sending one to everybody that wants one." He was still miffed about the bag being included without telling him, he says. "It's probably the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda."