A while back Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone AKA ConcernedApe, noted that there would be multiplayer for console gamers. But, that was last year. Little has truly come of it in recent months. But, now we have a glimmer of hope as the developer tweeted that the multiplayer is still happening and there are only a few fixes to go.
In the same announcement tweet, he also urged everyone to ask questions about the game if they have any.
Hi everyone, I want to apologize for not being more frequent w/ updates about the state of the console multiplayer. XBOX/PS4 are both in certification, I've been told there are just a few fixes and then they can release. Please let me know if I can answer any of your questions
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) July 2, 2019
Ever since Barone went solo, and without Chucklefish aiding in the game’s progression on most of the game ports, he hasn’t been too frequent with updates on the blog. The last post on the Stardew Valley blog was all the way back on January 2, 2019.
Stardew Valley is available on PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
This is funny, as i bought the game when it came out seeing as i am a huge Harvest Moon junkie, however i had a lot of games in my backlog so i had set it to the side. Well quite a bit of time had past when i got around to it, only to see on the Chucklefish forums that multiplayer was going to be a thing. So again i put it back on the shelf and continued knocking out games from my backlog.
Finally a couple weeks ago i was bored and decided to check on the progress of multiplayer for console on the forums, only to read that it was a dead subject and even the mods were acting like it was a taboo subject. So i decided, fine! no multiplayer, no problem! After all i’ve played Harvest Moons for thousands upon thousands of hours without multiplayer.
Now about 3 or 4 days into playing it (i like it better then Harvest Moons as well) i decide to look for a PSN Community to join and low & behold i see a screenshot about the multiplayer update going into certification, right around my birthday as well. One of the best birthday gifts ever! I am so looking forward to playing this with others.