Ever since Stardew Valley's massive 1.6 update rolled out in March, players have been enjoying it. It's been a few months since then, but the update, which brought new pasture types, several new festivals, 8-player co-op support, and tons of other features and fixes, has not been available on other platforms, including PlayStation 4 and 5, various Xboxes, Nintendo Switch, and cell phones. It has not yet appeared on.

This delay has, predictably, created impatience among players who have been waiting for months for the big patch to arrive; Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, has been anxiously waiting for release dates to be announced for the update on other platforms as well. He is well aware of the anxious feeling spreading within the community as they wait for the release date to be announced for other platforms.

“I know it's taking time,” he said. I personally work on mobile transplants every day.”

Not everyone is frustrated. One Twitter user posted, “As long as they add new content, qol, etc., and everything is completely free, people won't complain about waiting.” It should be noted that this tweet is not actually true. There are players who complain, and there will always be players who complain. (And not complaining as long as you get “a bunch of new content” for free is not really expressing support.)

But Barone, yes, updates are free, and Stardew Valley updates will always be free as long as his lungs draw a breath He was quick to point out, in a remarkably dramatic way, that.

“I swear on the honor of my family name, I will never charge money for DLC or updates as long as I live,” Baron replied on Twitter.

“If I ever violate this oath, please screenshot this and shame me,” he added. One can imagine him slashing his palm with a dagger and holding it up to the sky, his clenched fist oozing blood and a bolt of lightning striking overhead.

Now, I am no lawyer, but I think there are several loopholes in this solemn promise. First, it does not explicitly cover expansions, which are often considered separate from DLC, so Baron could probably get away with the pledge if he wanted to (though he would probably still be greatly embarrassed).

It should also be noted that the oath only lasts during Barone's lifetime and does not pass to the next owner upon Barone's death. If Barone had a greedy and evil successor (Derrick Barone?) ) and starts charging reskins for gardening tools, selling $10 emotes, and doing promotional tie-ins with Mountain Dew,” this blood oath already looks pretty sloppy.

And is this promise just for Stardew Valley? Barone did not specify that he was talking only about the farming life sim and not the next “Haunted Chocolatier,” currently in development.Stardew After years of free support for “Valley,” it would be perfectly natural to charge a few dollars for the “Haunted Chocolatier” DLC, but Barone may have other ideas.

Update: Barone wrote on Twitter on July 24: “I am not criticizing developers who charge for DLC.