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title: "Apex Legends – Version 1.61 now live"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/apex-legends-version-161-now-live/"
description: "Apex Legends recently launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop and while impressions are mixed, we imagine that you guys are having fun with the free-to-play battle royale."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-03-19 12:32:27"
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Apex Legends - Version 1.61 now live | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Apex Legends – Version 1.61 now live](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/apex-legends-version-161-now-live.jpg "Apex Legends – Version 1.61 now live")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/apex-legends-version-161-now-live.jpg)Apex Legends recently launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop and while impressions are mixed, we imagine that you guys are having fun with the free-to-play battle royale.

**EA and Respawn** announced that the game has been updated to Version 1.61. Here’s what the team have changed and adjusted.

## [](#apex-legends-update-1-61-patch-notes)Apex Legends Update 1.61 Patch Notes

- Fixed Heat Shield audio bug and a rare exploit
- Heat Shields removed from crafting pool
- Fixed some bugs with Loba’s tactical
- Fixed issues with several event skins missing textures
- Several Switch fixes
- Fixed the bugged sound on Bangalore’s heirloom

> New [@playapex](https://twitter.com/PlayApex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) patch just went live:
>
> 🦻 Fixed Heat Shield audio bug and a rare exploit
> 🛡️ Heat Shields removed from crafting pool
>  🪲 Fixed some bugs with Loba's tactical
> 🙌 Fixed issues with several event skins missing textures
> 🔧 Several Switch fixes
>
> 🙏Soldier on, Legends🙏
>
> — Respawn (@Respawn) [March 15, 2021](https://twitter.com/Respawn/status/1371520979202158593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play\* Battle Royale shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame and fortune on the fringes of the Frontier.

Master an ever-growing roster of diverse legends, deep tactical squad play, and bold new innovations that level-up the Battle Royale experience—all within a rugged world where anything goes.

Welcome to the next evolution of Battle Royale.

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