Stardew Valley is not any stranger to nods to different video games. Amongst different references, Patch 1.6 has a well-placed Terraria easter egg. Nonetheless, Stardew Valley has by no means actually appeared in one other video games, although creator Eric Barone aka ConcernedApe undoubtedly has some concepts in that entrance.
In a Discord dialog shared by Panedwards on X/Twitter, Barone talks about the opportunity of a Stardew Valley collaboration, acknowledging that he is open to a crossover and saying that he would like to have Pam in specific in Fortnite.
The creator of ‘Stardew Valley’ aka @ConcernedApe has been making an attempt to make a @FortniteGame collaboration occur and is open to something. pic.twitter.com/wnaEfgIc5q
— Panedwards (@Panedwards_YT) August 26, 2024
“It does not need to be Pam although, I might be open to something,” Barone provides. “Abigail & Sebatian might be good. Stardrop or Joja Cola merchandise? Galaxy sword or slingshot?”
All of these things can be enjoyable additions to Fortnite, and Stardew Valley’s aesthetic is definitely in line with Epic’s ultra-popular sandbox shooter. Pam would hardly look misplaced subsequent to Buff Peter Griffin, Stable Snake, and all the opposite Fortnite crossover characters. However might it truly occur?
Reached for remark, considered one of Barone’s representatives acknowledged that the screenshot is actual, however added a little bit of extra context from ConcernedApe.
“I’ve a small workforce of people that assist me with Stardew updates, admin and enterprise stuff. Generally, we play video games collectively, and one recreation we get pleasure from taking part in is Fortnite (Zero Construct). One time we have been taking part in and somebody mentioned ‘what if there was a Pam pores and skin in Fortnite?’ And it type of turned a meme for us, like we have been imagining us all taking part in as a squad with an identical Pam skins. It was simply a foolish enjoyable concept,” Barone defined in a assertion despatched to IGN.
“Then somebody requested me if I might collab with Fortnite and I discussed the Pam factor. There’s nothing official in the works or something like that, however yea we’d discover it amusing and enjoyable if we have been in a position to play as Pam (or every other Stardew character, actually) sometime. Apart from the occasional gaming session, my workforce and I are fully centered on Stardew Valley improvement and ports proper now.”
Certainly, ConcernedApe has been busy just lately amid the discharge of Patch 1.6 and ongoing work on the anticipated launch of Haunted Chocolatier. Followers are nonetheless awaiting the discharge of Patch 1.06 on the Nintendo Change, which didn’t materialize through the Nintendo Direct earlier right this moment. As for Fortnite, it is in the midst of its newest Marvel collaboration, having added Physician Doom for Chapter 5 Season 4.
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