"We cannot charge $300 for this, it's f***ing insulting": Bethesda's Pete Hines says Fallout 76's infamous Collector's Edition was "probably the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda"

An image illustration of a power-armored individual standing before the fanmade Fallout 76 map.

Pete Hines, Bethesda's former president of publishing, doesn't have many regrets from his 24 years at the company, but Fallout 76's infamous Collector's Edition still irks him.

Fallout 76 was plagued with so many blunders and controversies, it's ultra-expensive Collector's Edition sometimes gets lost in memory when compared to how broken the game itself was. The $200 Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition included a bunch of post-apocalyptic trinkets (including an LED headlamp and a Power Armor helmet), but the promised West Tek canvas bag never showed up at players' doors - it was replaced with a cheaper nylon version.