Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, has finally announced the hotly anticipated release date for Update 1.6 on consoles and mobile devices.
The creator of a farm life simulation game that sold 30 million copies said in: tweet this version 1.6 hits consoles and mobile devices on November 4, 2024. Applies to all console and mobile versions of the game, including the Nintendo Switch version, and includes the 1.6.9 update.
Further on tweetConcernedApe said that after the release of version 1.6, console and mobile players will still be able to experience almost everything modern thanks to their existing save, “but if you are interested in starting a new farm, it would be ideal to start over.”
“For example, some new things are different in the first year than in the second year plus,” ConcernedApe continued. “Besides, it’s nice to start a new farm, right?”
Last month, ConcernedApe said that ports of version 1.6 to consoles and mobile devices were proving problematic – so much so that it hasn’t worked on another game “in a long time.”
Free update 1.6 that made a difference fresh Stardew Valley review 10/10 from IGNreleased on PC in March, which means console and mobile gamers will have to wait eight months for the game to launch on their platforms. ConcernedApe initially expected the ports to be released a month later.
In tweet posted last montha clearly frustrated ConcernedApe apologized to dissatisfied fans and promised that he would not return to work on another game, The haunted chocolatieruntil I finished Stardew 1.6. Haunted Chocolatier, revealed in 2021, has no release window.
Tweeting on the weekendConcernedApe explained: “I have always released on PC first because it is a sort of ‘beta test’ to check for any critical bugs (e.g. causing saves to be corrupted), which is a much bigger problem on consoles because they can” they won’t be patched that quickly. However, I never planned for the delay to be this long.
Also last month, ConcernedApe explained why really wants Pam in a potential Stardew Valley/Fortnite crossover.
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