ConcernedApe Explains Why He Actually Needs Pam in a Potential Stardew Valley Crossover With Fortnite

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. However, Stardew Valley has by no means actually appeared in one other video games, although creator Eric Barone aka ConcernedApe positively 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 particularly in Fortnite.

The creator of ‘Stardew Valley’ aka @ConcernedApe has been attempting to make a @FortniteGame collaboration occur and is open to something. pic.twitter.com/wnaEfgIc5q

— Panedwards (@Panedwards_YT) August 26, 2024

“It would not need to be Pam although, I’d be open to something,” Barone provides. “Abigail & Sebatian may very well be good. Stardrop or Joja Cola merchandise? Galaxy sword or slingshot?”

All of this stuff can be enjoyable additions to Fortnite, and Stardew Valley’s aesthetic is definitely in step 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 really 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 crew of people that assist me with Stardew updates, admin and enterprise stuff. Generally, we play video games collectively, and one sport we take pleasure in taking part in is Fortnite (Zero Construct). One time we had been taking part in and somebody stated ‘what if there was a Pam pores and skin in Fortnite?’ And it type of grew to become a meme for us, like we had been imagining us all taking part in as a squad with an identical Pam skins. It was only a foolish enjoyable concept,” Barone defined in a press release despatched to IGN.

“Then somebody requested me if I’d collab with Fortnite and I discussed the Pam factor. There’s nothing official within the works or something like that, however yea we might discover it amusing and enjoyable if we had been in a position to play as Pam (or another Stardew character, actually) sometime. Apart from the occasional gaming session, my crew and I are fully targeted on Stardew Valley growth and ports proper now.”

Certainly, ConcernedApe has been busy not too long ago 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 throughout the Nintendo Direct earlier right this moment. As for Fortnite, it is within the midst of its newest Marvel collaboration, having added Physician Doom for Chapter 5 Season 4.

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