Stardew Valley Update 1.6 is right around the corner, and now developer Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone has teased fans that there is a lot more to it than they think. Many fans thought that Update 1.5 would be the last major update for Stardew Valley, so the announcement of Update 1.6 came as a pleasant surprise.
Since announcing Stardew Valley Update 1.6, ConcernedApe has teased fans with what they can expect from the highly-anticipated patch. Among other things, Stardew Valley Update 1.6 will include new festivals, new endgame content, new dialogue, new items, winter outfits for villagers, new rewards, 8-player multiplayer on PC, and a new farm type. What may make Stardew Valley fans even more excited about Update 1.6 is that ConcernedApe hasn't even revealed everything it's bringing to the table.
Speaking to Polygon, ConcernedApe said that he's only revealed «a little bit» about what's coming in Update 1.6, and that there's a lot more to it than people think. ConcernedApe added that Stardew Valley Update 1.6 is «more focused on the valley and the core areas of the game» compared to Update 1.5. The update arrives on Tuesday, March 19 for PC players, and at a later date for those that play Stardew Valley on consoles and mobile. After that, the focus will be on fixing any bugs that may come about from the new update.
Leaving some mysteries for Stardew Valley fans to discover in Update 1.6 seems like the right move, as it encourages people to jump back into the game instead of just reading through patch notes. What has already been announced for Update 1.6 would be more than enough to get Stardew Valley fans back into the game again, but the fact that there's even more to find is incredibly exciting.
It will definitely be interesting to see if some of the leading fan theories about Stardew Valley Update 1.6 pan out or not. Many fans have theorized that Stardew Valley will add Prairie Island in Update 1.6. Prairie Island is a location mentioned in-game that is apparently home
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