Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has introduced that but extra content material is coming to farming life sim Stardew Valley. Barone had introduced this, calling it replace 1.7, throughout the latest Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons live performance earlier than finally asserting it for a wider viewers on social media.
It’s value noting that Barone hasn’t but confirmed what sort of content material we are able to count on from the replace. He has additionally not but confirmed a launch date for replace 1.7. “Okay, I revealed this on the live performance final night time and now the cat’s out of the bag, so I’ll verify for everybody: There shall be a Stardew Valley 1.7 replace,” wrote Barone on social media platform X. “No launch date, no estimate. But it surely’s occurring”
The announcement for this replace principally got here out of nowhere since Barone had spoken about additionally engaged on Haunted Chocolatier. Simply final yr, Barone had spoken about desirous to work on the upcoming title after having launched the 1.6 replace for Stardew Valley. It appears to be like like, since then, Barone has give you extra concepts for content material for the farming recreation.
This sudden announcement does make sense for Barone since he spoke about how he needs to proceed supporting Stardew Valley for a number of years. Again in January, Barone went so far as to say that he would proceed engaged on updates for the sport for 50 extra years.
“I do soak up lots of what the followers are saying,” stated Barone in an interview, referring to getting fan suggestions and new concepts. “I take note of what their ideas are, what their criticisms are. And the gamers are crucial to me. I imply, I’ll always remember that it’s due to the gamers that I’m on this place, that the sport was in a position to be widespread, that my desires as a recreation developer have come true.”
Barone additionally spoke in regards to the concept of a recreation doubtlessly having “an excessive amount of content material”, and the way this could begin feeling overwhelming for him on the subject of engaged on issues like bug fixes. Regardless of this, nonetheless, he nonetheless needs Stardew Valley to be “the most effective recreation it may be”. That is regardless of him having labored on the sport for greater than 12 years.
“I believe a recreation can have an excessive amount of content material,” continued Barone. “And I finally need Stardew Valley to be the most effective recreation it may be. So if I really feel prefer it’s beginning to grow to be sort of overwhelmed with content material to the purpose the place it’s detrimental to the sport’s leisure issue, I might cease at that time.”
“One other factor is, I do wish to make multiple recreation in my life. Together with the event time, I’ve been engaged on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now.”
Ever since its launch again in 2016, Stardew Valley has been extremely profitable for Barone. Again in January, he had confirmed that greater than 41 million copies of the life sim had been bought to this point. Of the gross sales, PC was main the pack by accounting for 26 million copies by itself, adopted by the Nintendo Swap with 7.9 million copies.
Stardew Valley is on the market on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, Nintendo Swap, Android and iOS.
