In Zenless Zone Zero, everything has jiggle physics. Now cat balls do, too

I don’t know — and frankly, don’t want to know — why the first thing someone did after a recent Zenless Zone Zero update was inspect feline genitals, but thanks to this intrepid detective work, we all have to live with the knowledge that the action RPG’s cats have jiggly balls.

Zenless Zone Zero version 1.6 dropped on March 12, introducing a slew of changes to HoYoverse’s latest free-to-play game. And while players often quibble over every little gameplay adjustment, one change that seems to be a unanimous hit with the community are the “enhancements to pedestrian behavior in Lumina Square to make it more dynamic and diverse.”

Among other things, this means the area’s felines are now able to walk around rather than stay put in static locations, which gave one player the perfect opportunity to capture footage of a tomcat’s swinging testicles. The animation is subtle, especially for a game as notoriously rife with jiggle physics as Zenless Zone Zero, but I’ve studied the footage and can confirm there is definitely movement independent from the rest of the cat’s body.

Unfortunately, this update isn’t all fun and games. Zenless Zone Zero version 1.6 also swapped out two voice actors after they refused to perform in solidarity with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. HoYoverse may not be one of the video game developers explicitly targeted by the strike, but it also hasn’t signed onto an interim agreement ensuring voice actor protections against AI.

“I was replaced as Soldier 11 because I am unwilling to perform work not covered by a SAG Interim Agreement during a strike for AI protection, the outcome of which will determine the future of our industry,” Soldier 11 voice actor Emeri Chase explained via Bluesky on March 11.

“Every single actor [is] at risk of having their voice stolen from past union work, past non-union work, video content creation, or interviews,” Chase told Polygon the following day. “This is no longer a fight for fair wages, this is a fight for bodily autonomy and the right to our own voices.”