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Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has shared information on the 1.6 update coming to Stardew Valley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the developer<\/a>, the 1.6 update has taken so long to release, is due to it being a bit larger in scope than originally planned. Barone said all content has been added, and the update is now in the bug-fixing and polishing phase.<\/p>\n

The update will likely come to PC first, but Barone doesn’t want a large delay between PC and the console and mobile versions.<\/p>\n

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Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has shared information on the 1.6 update coming to Stardew Valley. According to the developer, the 1.6 update has taken so long to release, is due to it being a bit larger in scope than originally planned. Barone said all content has been added, and the update is now in the bug-fixing and polishing phase. The update will likely come to PC first, but Barone doesn’t want a large delay between PC and the console and mobile versions. 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