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 typically tends to tell his future plans for the sport. With the idea that he owes gamers for his success, he refers back to the steady help of the sport as his method of giving again to the neighborhood.
“I do absorb numerous what the followers are saying,” mentioned 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 capable of be fashionable, that my goals as a sport developer have come true.”
Barone additionally took time to debate the concept that a sport can have “an excessive amount of content material”, and the way it can typically 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 wish to make a couple of sport in his life.
“I believe a sport can have an excessive amount of content material,” continued Barone. “And I in the end need Stardew Valley to be the most effective sport 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 wish to make a couple of sport 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 wish to definitively say that the e book is ever closed, as a result of I believe I’ll at all times have a need to come back again and perhaps add a factor or two. You understand, perhaps even 50 years from now, I would add one thing.”
“I like creating issues. I don’t suppose I’m ever going to retire. I believe it might 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 12 months.
