Ray Tracing on Minecraft without a PC

Tristan Dodd · Mar 19, 2024

So I’ve been wanting to enable Ray Tracing for Minecraft on my Xbox Series X for some time and I’ve been reading that you need a Ray Tracing enabled PC to import the graphics pack. I don’t have a PC that allows Ray Tracing so I’m wondering if there is another way to import the packs in.

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SwordofWhedon

there is no version with ray tracing that is compatible with Xbox,

Ray tracing is incredibly computationally brutal and there's a reason why it's still in testing on PC. You likely won't see the Xbox version until that one is officially released

Tristan Dodd

Hey. I know that it’s not officially but there is a way through Xbox Insiders and installing Minecraft: Preview. That’s how most do it, but you need a PC to help install the Texture pack. I was wondering if there is a way to do it without a PC.

LuciousVandoozer

Ok so only certain games will have ray tracing? Do you know if any games that were on the xbox one will be capable of it on the series s/x? Also I’ve seen videos showing the series X’s ray tracing abilities and they used minecraft as an example. Do you now
if this is real and if minecraft will support ray tracing or is this unconfirmed?

One of the main reasons I plan on buying one of the new consoles is for the ray tracing abilities (especially on minecraft)

Texer_x

Ray tracing on minecraft next gen

Obsessive Power

Ok so only certain games will have ray tracing? Do you know if any games that were on the xbox one will be capable of it on the series s/x? Also I’ve seen videos showing the series X’s ray tracing abilities and they used minecraft as an example. Do you now
if this is real and if minecraft will support ray tracing or is this unconfirmed?

One of the main reasons I plan on buying one of the new consoles is for the ray tracing abilities (especially on minecraft)

Ray tracing has to be hard coded into the game either during development or post development with a patch. It is possible that some premium Xbox One titles may be given an RT patch for Series S/X we will wait and see.

Be aware, there are various types of RT. Ray traced shadows, RT global illumination and RT reflections are the main forms of Ray Tracing. I'm a PC gamer with an RTX 2080 graphics card and have been playing certain games with RT ON such as Metro Exodus, Control,
Wolfenstein Youngblood and of course, Minecraft. Raytracing is a 'feast for the eyes' certainly, but it's also very demanding on the hardware.

Yes, RT on Minecraft for Series X is real. But if and when it will be available, your guess is as good as mine. The footage seen was from a demo and the performance isn't that great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agUPN3R2ckM

Ray Tracing on Minecraft without a PC