Botw Update 160

For normal players: Yes, absolutely. The cloud save improvements and stability fixes are worth it. You lose nothing critical.

For modders/glitch hunters: No. Stay on 1.5.0 or 1.0.0 if you want to experiment with the broken physics and item duplication. Once you update to 1.6.0, you cannot downgrade without a hacked console.

It is crucial to manage expectations. This patch is not a performance patch for Korok Forest. The notorious framerate drops in the Lost Woods remain unchanged on Switch hardware. botw update 160

Furthermore, BOTW update 160 does not unlock any content locked behind Amiibo. All Amiibo functionality remains identical to version 1.5.0.

If you’ve spent hundreds of hours in Hyrule, you know that even a masterpiece like BOTW has a few quirks. Update 1.6.0 squashes several annoying bugs: For normal players: Yes, absolutely

Update 1.6.0 is maintenance with meaning: modest on paper, meaningful in practice. It won’t rewrite your memories of that first thunderstorm or the thrill of a late-night shrine discovery, but it will help future nights feel just as good. In a game defined by freedom, sometimes the best update is the one that simply keeps the world running smoothly.

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For regular Switch/Wii U players: Yes. Absolutely. There is zero downside. It does not remove glitches like "Whistle Sprinting" or "Infinite Stamina gliding." It only improves stability.

For speedrunners: No. The speedrunning community largely rejects 1.6.0. The current "Any%" world records are set on Version 1.0.0 (cartridge, no internet) because later patches fixed duplication glitches and shield clipping. 1.6.0 kills the "Horse Slide" glitch.

For modders: It depends. If you are using the Wii U version for Cemu emulation, stick to 1.5.0 for maximum mod compatibility. If you are on Switch emulation (Ryujinx), 1.6.0 is the standard.

If you are trying to update your game to the latest version, Version 1.5.0 is the final official patch released by Nintendo. It included: