If you’re aStardew Valleyplayer on console or mobile, the long-awaited good news about the 1.6 update has arrived, and it’s set to release on November 4.
Like a baby that’s grown in the womb and is ready to be born, the release will come very close to nine months after it arrived on PC.
Release date for Stardew Valley console & mobile 1.6 update: November 4th
This is great news, as now all players will be able to experience everything new that was added in the 1.6 update, and some of you can finally stop avoiding any and all spoilers. I tip my hat to any of you who have been avoiding anyStardew Valleyguides because I’m not sure how you’ve managed it.
This does pose a specific problem for some players who have been making the most of the Tea prices. You’ve got six weeks from the time of writing to get all of those Tea Saplings sold, or you’re going to half your profits thanks to a lovely price nerf introduced in 1.6.
It is a shame that it has taken this long for the update to come to players on anything other than PC, and as yet there is no word from ConcernedApe as to the specific reasoning. Perhaps there never will be, and players in the comments of Ape’s tweet are simply overjoyed that they’re finally going to experience the update.
The good news is two-fold. Firstly, thanks to the delay, there’s a guide available foreverything you could possibly get stuck in with 1.6. Second, this means that ConcernedApe will be able to refocus his efforts on his next title,Haunted Chocolatier. He’s previously stated that he’s been unable to put any work on his next title due to the extra effort involved with portingStardewto consoles and mobile.
Console and mobile ports are still in progress. I acknowledge that they are taking a long time. There are reasons for this, but the bottom line is that they are not out yet, we are still working on them, and they have been our primary focus since 1.6 came out for PC. It would be…
