Botw Update 160 Work Jun 2026

Update 1.6.0 made the entire game playable in virtual reality using the Nintendo Labo VR Kit.

The 1.6.0 update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW) focuses on stability, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements rather than major gameplay additions. Below is a concise summary of the key changes, their practical effects, and quick tips for players.

: You must physically walk onto all 226 named areas; gliding over them often won't trigger the discovery. Divine Beasts

The issue was in the shaders. The 1.6.0 update had changed how the engine handled lighting transitions. It was a tiny, microscopic change in the game's logic—something Nintendo’s engineers probably did in an afternoon to optimize the draw distance—but for an emulator, it was a mathematical nightmare.