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The Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands

The Verge · Jun 1, 2026, 8:59 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

We may just have gotten an early look at the Pixel Watch 5 - and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it underwater, while scuba diving near Saint Martin, as reported earlier by Kotaku. "He noted that the reverse of the watch indicates that it is a Google Pixel 5, which has not yet been announced, let alone released," Pitchford writes. "It seems to be fine. The face indicates an empty battery, but seems to have enough reserve power to display the correct time." After putting out a call to find its owner, Pitchford said so … Read the full story at The Verge.

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