There are few cozy games as successful and beloved as Stardew Valley, so it’s no wonder it has received regular updates since its 2016 release. If you’re a fan of the game, you’ve no doubt been looking forward to its new 1.6 update, which brings some pretty substantial changes and bug fixes to improve the gameplay experience. Unfortunately for some players, the update has only released on PC so far, meaning console players have been left wondering when they’ll get an opportunity to see all of the fresh changes in the game. Here’s what we know so far about when the Stardew Valley 1.6 update is coming to consoles.
When is Stardew Valley update 1.6 coming to consoles?
Unfortunately, we don’t have an immediate answer regarding when Stardew Valley update 1.6 will land on consoles, though we do know it’s on the way in the near future.
Developer Eric Barone, known as ConcernedApe, has kept the community updated on porting the game to consoles throughout 2024, but there hasn’t been a lot of good news for fans. The most recent post on August 28 publically acknowledges that the ports are taking a long time and that he knows console players are upset.
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…
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) August 28, 2024
In the meantime, you can check out Stardew Valley‘s 1.6 patch notes to see everything new in the update, which includes a wide variety of bug fixes, translation changes, and gameplay improvements that should make most players happy.
You should also be keeping an eye out for Haunted Chocolatier updates now that it looks like ConcernedApe will have the bandwidth to focus on it.
