Stardew Valley's 1.5 update is "in the home stretch" of development

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Back in February, developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone announced he still wasn't quite done with farming life phenomenon Stardew Valley, and that more content would be coming as part of a future 1.5 update. Now, Barone has offered a progress report, confirming that version 1.5 is finally "in the home stretch of development".

To date, Barone has only teased a handful of details concerning the new features coming as part of Stardew Valley's 1.5 update, but what's been revealed so far point to a surprisingly wide-ranging series of additions to a game which initially released back in 2016.

For starters, there's a new split-screen co-op mode for up to four pals on PC (although this number may be reduced on other platforms), and Barone has confirmed Update 1.5 will also enable players to grow bananas and, in the real megaton announcement, move their beds.

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