When Nvidia briefed Ars Technica on the technology pipeline driving the Minecraft RTX Beta, I got a severe case of deja vu. In the meantime, I can talk about RTX-specific updates, the steps required to access this beta, and its inherent limitations. Does the Minecraft RTX Beta look as good in action as it does in the above gallery? I'm not allowed to say until Thursday. However, for now, we're forbidden from commenting any further on what we've played. As its name implies, this beta version of the game was co-developed with Nvidia, the makers of the RTX line of GeForce graphics cards, and as of press time, these cards are the only ones compatible with its hook into the current DirectX ray-tracing API, along with Nvidia's proprietary DLSS pipeline.Įvery image and video in this article was provided by Nvidia and Microsoft, and members of the press were invited to test the Minecraft RTX Beta ahead of today's announcement. On Thursday, April 16, Mojang will release the Minecraft RTX Beta as a free update exclusively on Windows 10. This week, finally, the teases become a very, very pretty reality-at least, for those who can access it.

This wait has included both teases and failures to launch from the series' developers. Minecraft fans have waited years for an official visual overhaul-something that retains the Mojang game's iconic, blocky aesthetic yet embraces next-gen visual flair.

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