Minecraft’s RTX-powered ray tracing arrives in beta later this week

Image: Microsoft / Nvidia Minecraft’s cherished but rudimentary pixel art sandboxes are about to get a massive visual overhaul, as Microsoft and Nvidia are announcing RTX-powered ray tracing is coming in beta form to the Windows version of Minecraft later this week.The beta will launch at 1PM ET on Thursday, April 16th, and it will bring big upgrades to lighting, reflections, shadows, and other key graphical elements to anyone using a Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card. Minecraft’s ra