The title will be updated to version 1.5 soon, although there is still no date for this great free patch.
In times of coronavirus, perhaps life in the countryside is safer than urban life. Certainly less polluting for sure. If you are one of those who cannot leave to grow tomatoes and take care of animals, you will always have Stardew Valley, the successful management and simulation title developed by Eric Barone (ConcernedApe). The promised update 1.5, which is still in development and will be free, will add one more feature to everything previously announced: it will have local cooperative multiplayer split screen.
The developer herself has revealed it on the official Twitter account, where they have also shown an image of how the title will look when we enjoy it in company. ConcernedApe has also answered a question from a user, who asked if this feature would also be available on Nintendo Switch. The answer has not been asked and the creative has answered affirmatively, although the number of players may be limited according to which platform for technical reasons. “The split screen will come to consoles and PC, although the number of simultaneous players may vary.” While on PC it will be possible to play together with 4 friends, on “some platforms” it may be down to only 2 players.
In Stardew Valley 1.5, there will be splitscreen co-op! pic.twitter.com/n7XhPWSuSi
– ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) October 16, 2020
No official date
At the beginning of July, ConcernedApe officially announced that it was working on patch 1.5. At the time, he said development was going well, but did not reveal any possible release date. The idea is to add “a significant amount to the endgame content”, although there will be many other new features, as promised.
And when does it come out? For now, a mystery. We will have to wait for future communications. Anyway, Barone does not rule out that after the launch of this great update more content will be published. The creator made it clear that this doesn’t have to spell the end of Stardew Valley … or who knows, he cherishes the idea of a possible sequel in the future.
Stardew Valley is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, as well as on mobile devices and other older platforms.
