Minecraft with RTX Beta for Windows 10 Beta is Now Available - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 May 2020 / 2,950 Views
Microsoft and Mojang have announced Minecraft with RTX beta for Windows 10 Beta is now available.
"We are excited to announce that the Minecraft with RTX beta for Windows 10 Beta is now available!," said Mojang. "Through our partnership with NVIDIA, Minecraft with RTX brings a form of ray tracing known as path tracing to the game, bringing creator-built worlds that are illuminated with realistic lighting, vibrant colors, naturally reflective water, and emissive textures that light up.
"Join the beta for Windows 10 now to experience real time ray tracing in Minecraft! Participation in the beta requires Minecraft for Windows 10 and you will need to join the beta. Your PC will also need a few things as well: minimum spec GPU of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, CPU of Intel Core i5 or equivalent, and 8GB+ RAM."
View the Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10 Beta trailer below:
Here is an overview of ray tracing for Minecraft:
Real-time ray tracing for Windows 10 pushes Minecraft’s graphical boundaries even more! Through partnership with NVIDIA, we’re bringing ray tracing to DirectX capable devices, such as GeForce RTX GPU. Experience it in selected Marketplace worlds, available for free download!
Access the beta here.
GET INSPIRED!
Discover ray tracing enhanced worlds from creators including Elysium Fire, Gemini Tay, Blockworks, Razzleberries, Dr_Bond, and more.
LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD!
Learn how to create your own ray tracing-enhanced worlds with documentation on the wiki. Build your own textures that take advantage of the new physically-based rendering (PBR) system, and sideload your world to experience your creation in all its ray tracing glory!
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This is the reason the Super Graphic Edition game got cancelled. As the game gets updated it really makes no sense releasing a stand alone graphic version.
I watched gameranx and digital foundry videos on this and I am floored by how much of a difference ray-tracing makes (and in a game like minecraft no less). I may have underestimated the value of ray-tracing as this is the first time I was truly blown away by the results.
It's a beta that requires a beta?
