Stardew Valley On Nintendo Switch Might Get Multiplayer Soon
It’s been a long road for Stardew Valley and its long-touted multiplayer update. The community-based mode has been in the works for over a year now, with it making its grand debut on Steam this past August. The game’s sole creator ConcernedApe has kept fans informed all along the way as multiplayer development officially shifted from PC to consoles. While Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are due to get co-op capabilities in the future, Nintendo Switch is next on deck to receive the update, and it looks like it could very well happen soon.
Announcing on Twitter, ConcernedApe revealed that the multiplayer update for Switch is currently “in QA” and promised to alert fans as soon as that status progresses. As clarified in a follow-up post, QA is a common abbreviation for “Quality Assurance,” and means the expansion is in its final stages of testing and bug fixes before being officially released.
The Stardew Valley multiplayer update for Nintendo Switch is now in QA. Will let you all know ASAP when more concrete info becomes available!
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) October 2, 2018
Sorry, should've been more clear. QA stands for "Quality Assurance", and means that the actual development of the update for Switch is (presumed to be) finished, and is now being tested thoroughly to ensure there are no bugs/crashes
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) October 2, 2018
Multiplayer’s imminent arrival to Stardew Valley Switch is likely an exciting time for those on the hybrid console, if only a bit out of the blue. It was only last month when ConcernedApe issued a much less conclusive announcement regarding Switch and consoles in general. However, he would also take this opportunity to confirm all content currently released for the mode will be included in the eventual update.
I know many are wondering when the multiplayer update for consoles will come out. The truth is, I don't have a set release date yet. I don't want to make any vague promises, so all I can say is that it's in development, and I will let you know the release date as soon as possible
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 4, 2018
the multiplayer updates for consoles will include all the new content as well, like the night market, secret notes, etc.
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 4, 2018
With Sony’s recent step-up to the crossplay table, questions of whether Stardew Valley will support the feature were inevitable to come up as well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll get to do any multiplatform mining anytime soon, but the future possibility is at the very least being looked into. Focus currently lies with getting multiplayer going in the first place.
Unfortunately, there will not be crossplay. Apparently, the technical barriers are very high. It's still something I really want to add and I promise to look into it more closely, but first priority is getting the update out there
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 4, 2018
Stardew Valley is currently available for Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. Multiplayer is currently live for Linux, Mac, and PC.
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