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Minecraft is finally getting Ray Tracing on Xbox Series S/X

This important feature may finally drop in the laps of Xbox Minecraft players.

Bethany Barber

Published: Mar 30, 2022 10:13 am

Spotted by an eagle-eyed Xbox Insider member, it appears that Xbox Series S/X is bringing capabilities to Minecraft that have been long-promised for the game. Ray Tracing seems to be a very likely (and very welcome) addition to the sandbox game in the near future.

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Senior Editor of the Verge, Tom Warren, found evidence of Ray Tracing capabilities for Xbox Series S/X Minecraft games in a Minecraft Preview that is currently only available for Xbox Insider members. While this news is certainly exciting, it still appears to be very early in the works and is still far from being sophisticated or streamlined.

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

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There's no telling when these capabilities will be added to the game, but some fans speculate it could be as soon as the next patch. Many Minecraft fans have expected Ray Tracing to be added to the Xbox version of the game for quite a while, so to see a confirmation has been quite exciting for the community. Minecraft nor Xbox has confirmed any of the details surrounding Ray Tracing in Minecraft on Xbox Series S/X.

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Bethany Barber

Bethany has been a writer at Pro Game Guides for over two years, but she has been into both gaming and writing for countless years. When not writing helpful guides for fellow gamers, she can be found playing on her PC or Switch, writing short stories, and watching horror movies.