Microsoft and Nvidia have partnered up to announce the Minecraft RTX beta will become available to the public on 16th April. 

The new beta marks the first time the public will be able to play the blocky sandbox title with ray tracing activated. This realistic light-rendering technology gives Minecraft a significant visual upgrade, with water and metallic objects becoming reflective, objects now casting realistic shadows and sunlight suddenly visible.

The update comes with several other new features, including new properties for ‘physically based materials’, support for DLSS 2.0 and six free pre-built RTX worlds to explore that offer guidance and inspiration for your own creations.
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