As Stardew Valley 1.6 Finally Hits Console and Mobile, 1.6.9 Patch Notes Reveal Further Changes
Stardew Valley 1.6 finally hits the console and mobile versions of Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone’s 30 million-selling farm life simulation game today, November 4, and with it update 1.6.9 launches across all platforms.
The Stardew Valley 1.6.9 update for consoles, mobile, and PC rolls out from 10am PST, although the exact time it will be available may vary from platform to platform, Barone tweeted.
Fans do have the Stardew Valley 1.6.9 changelog to run through now (check out the patch notes below). The patch notes are just for 1.6.9, but console and mobile get all the previous 1.6 content as well.
There’s a lot to dig into with 1.6.9, but new content and features include the ability to find a lost item via a new friend who appears in the secret woods, slightly tweaked dialogues, new Easter eggs, and new hidden cheat commands.
Barone had said that following the release of 1.6, console and mobile players can still experience almost everything new with their existing save, “but if you have any interest in starting a new farm it would be ideal to start fresh.”
“Some of the new things, for example, are different in year one than in year two plus,” Barone continued. “Besides, it's fun to start a new farm right?”
The free 1.6 update, which sparked a fresh 10/10 Stardew Valley review from IGN, launched on PC in March, which means console and mobile players have waited eight months for it to launch on their platforms. Barone initially expected the ports would be released a month later.
Barone has apologized to disgruntled fans and promised not to return to work on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, until Stardew 1.6 was finalized. Haunted Chocolatier, revealed in 2021, doesn’t have a release window.
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