Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has revealed that he’s open to engaged on the sport for even longer, bringing in additional content material. Talking to NPR, Barone spoke about being open to maintain engaged on Stardew Valley for 50 extra years.
Barone spoke about maintaining a tally of criticisms of Stardew Valley that gamers may need, and the way this usually tends to tell his future plans for the sport. With the assumption that he owes gamers for his success, he refers back to the steady assist of the sport as his means of giving again to the neighborhood.
“I do absorb a number of what the followers are saying,” stated Barone to NPR. “I take note of what their ideas are, what their criticisms are. And the gamers are essential to me. I imply, I’ll always remember that it’s due to the gamers that I’m on this place, that the sport was in a position to be standard, that my goals as a recreation developer have come true.”
Barone additionally took time to debate the concept a recreation can have “an excessive amount of content material”, and the way it can usually get overwhelming for him to work on new options or bug fixes for the sport. He additionally talked about that he does in the end need to make multiple recreation in his life.
“I believe a recreation can have an excessive amount of content material,” continued Barone. “And I in the end need Stardew Valley to be the perfect recreation it may be. So if I really feel prefer it’s beginning to grow to be form of overwhelmed with content material to the purpose the place it’s detrimental to the sport’s leisure issue, I’d cease at that time.”
“One other factor is, I do need to make multiple recreation in my life. Together with the event time, I’ve been engaged on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now.”
Barone capped issues off by speaking about how he’ll possible hold getting new concepts so as to add issues, and probably even add new content material or bug fixes to Stardew Valley “50 years from now”.
“I don’t need to definitively say that the e book is ever closed, as a result of I believe I’ll at all times have a want to return again and perhaps add a factor or two. You realize, perhaps even 50 years from now, I’d add one thing.”
“I like creating issues. I don’t suppose I’m ever going to retire. I believe it could be humorous to launch an replace once I’m, like, 90 years previous — if I reside that lengthy. Let’s hope.”
Since its 2016 launch, Stardew Valley has been immensely profitable, with Barone revealing earlier this month that the farming sim had crossed 30 million in gross sales. He has additionally beforehand said that he would by no means cost gamers for brand spanking new content material, tasking gamers with to “disgrace” him if he ever breaks the oath.
At present, Barone is engaged on a brand new title, Haunted Chocolatier, which doesn’t but have a launch date. Stardew Valley, however, acquired a significant replace final yr.
