One upper hand that PC gamers have always had over console gamers is the graphics. Thanks to RTX support and ever upgradeable GPUs, they always seem to be a step ahead of even the latest consoles. But all of that’s about to change, and surprisingly, Minecraft is leading the way. The news is even more surprising to Minecraft Java players as they can’t use RTX, even on their PC, due to certain restrictions. If you aren’t familiar, ray tracing is a graphical rendering technique that imitates real-world lighting effects. It works by mapping the path of light rays and emulating its interaction in a physical world. So, if you are a Minecraft player, as soon as today you can use ray tracing on Xbox.
At the moment, the only way to use ray-tracing on Xbox is by turning it on within Minecraft’s video settings. The new addition was first captured alongside a glimpse of Xbox’s ray-tracing capabilities by Tom Warren, a senior editor at The Verge.
Minecraft with raytracing on Xbox? The latest Minecraft Preview is optimized for Xbox Series S / X and has early raytracing support 👀 pic.twitter.com/cqH0cuGbtS— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) March 28, 2022
Both the latest Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are expected to get the ray-tracing features. However, neither Microsoft nor Mojang has made any official statement confirming the same. If the feature continues to reach more players in the upcoming days, we can expect support for other games soon.
