By Hyrule Historian
Almost six years after its launch, Nintendo dropped a new update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in February 2023. The patch notes were famously cryptic: "Ver. 1.6.0 – Several fixes to improve gameplay experience." botw update 160 extra quality
But within hours, dataminers and fans noticed something odd. The update file size was roughly 160 MB—small by modern standards, but significant for a game already considered "complete." Almost immediately, a rumor began spreading across Reddit and Twitter: This isn't just bug fixes. It's an "extra quality" patch. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Thus was born the meme and misnomer: "BotW Update 1.6.0 – 160 Extra Quality." 🎯 Core Extra Quality Features (v1
| Aspect | Pre-1.6.0 | Post-1.6.0 | |--------|-----------|-------------| | Korok Forest frame rate | Drops to ~20 FPS | Stable 25–30 FPS (Wii U) / 30 FPS (Switch) | | Master Mode enemy regeneration tick | Every 0.5 sec (aggressive) | Every 1 sec (fairer) | | Blood Moon reset lag | 2–3 sec stutter | <1 sec stutter | | Menu inventory load (300+ items) | 1.2 sec | 0.7 sec |
These aren’t “new features,” but the quality improvement is unmistakable.
The default "Extra Quality" preset forces the game to render at 1440p (2K) or 2160p (4K) on PC emulators. On a hacked Switch (Overclocked), it pushes the dynamic resolution scaler to stay locked at 1080p docked.