The long, long awaited Stardew Valley multiplayer update is now live for PlayStation 4, but as much as this is a cause for celebration, there’s just as much frustration for Xbox One owners, as developer Eric Barone explained that it had hit a snag in certification.
Hi everyone… good news and bad, the PS4 MP update is going live as we speak, it should be available in a half hour. XBOX, however, has failed cert again. Normally I'd wait to release simultaneously, but considering the circumstances I've decided to launch on PS4 immediately
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 24, 2019
I am doing everything within my power to work with the porting company to figure out what's going on with the XBOX update, to resolve the issue and get it out as soon as possible. I apologize to the XBOX players for this delay and thank you very much for your patience.
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 24, 2019
Hopefully, given the popularity of the game, Barone and the porting team at Sickhead Games are now working to figure out the cause of the rejection soon.
Even so, PlayStation 4 owners will now be able to team up together and get down to hoeing and making hay with their friends. After a long period of development, the multiplayer update arrived on PC back in August of last year, before spreading to Nintendo Switch in December.
It lets you buddy up with up to four players and work together on a farm, working on a host and guest basis, with one person hosting and owning the farm and setting up guest cabins. You’re even able to work your way through a new series of events to woo and eventually marry your co-op buddies, much like you can NPCs in the game.
Whether you want to team up or not, there’s plenty of other new content as well. The Night Market will visit Pelican Town for three days during the winter, there are new character events to discover, a strange event can trigger a secret collection type, leading to a new adventure, and you can now get your horse to wear hats.
While these multiplayer update ports have been in the works, Barone has been working hard on another update to the game. Version 1.4 is in the pipe, bringing fish ponds, new farm buildings, and more possibilities for multiplayer through a new Four Corners farm map that lets you have independent money.
Another sneak peek into the upcoming 1.4 update… introducing fish ponds, a new farm building that allows you to raise fish and collects eggs (roe) and other products. pic.twitter.com/52MFaP3Fjz
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) September 5, 2019
There’s no word yet on when update 1.4 will be made available, and it’s similarly unclear if this will be for PC first and console later, even if we expect that to be the case.
Source: ConcernedApe
