What you need to know
- NVIDIA and Mojang Studios have teamed up to bring RTX ray tracing to Minecraft.
- The result is a dramatic transformation of the game, which is currently in Beta.
- NVIDIA is giving away a ton of prizes for sharing Minecraft with RTX content on Twitter.
- The prizes include high-end NVIDIA RTX GPU's, Minecraft currency, and more.
One of the biggest changes to the tried-and-true Minecraft formula in recent history has been the addition of ray tracing, which looks absolutely breathtaking. The transformation includes updated realistic textures, and real-time tracking of light through a much more dynamic world. The early hands-on our team got left us seriously impressed with the results. To celebrate the progress they've made, NVIDIA is hosting a giant giveaway on Twitter.
Share Minecraft with RTX content, win awesome prizes! 💎
Show us pictures or clips of your builds and explorations in the Minecraft RTX Beta using hashtags #Minecraft and #RTXOn and you could win GPUs, Minecoin, merchandise, and more.
Full T&Cs here → https://t.co/vJEGSc5yKu pic.twitter.com/hzYmdsTZV2Share Minecraft with RTX content, win awesome prizes! 💎
Show us pictures or clips of your builds and explorations in the Minecraft RTX Beta using hashtags #Minecraft and #RTXOn and you could win GPUs, Minecoin, merchandise, and more.
Full T&Cs here → https://t.co/vJEGSc5yKu pic.twitter.com/hzYmdsTZV2— NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
The only requirement is that you show off screenshots or video clips of you in Minecraft with RTX ray tracing turned on with the hashtags "#Minecraft" and "#RTXOn" to be elligible. The giveaway is available on a lot of countries so it's not just limited to the United States either. Prizes include Steam gift cards, Minecraft merchandise, in-game currency (Minecoins) and even NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards, which is one of our picks for best graphics card available to buy.
If you're interested, you can check out the full terms and conditions here. Otherwise, make sure you're enrolled in the Minecraft beta on Windows 10 and check out Minecraft with ray tracing!
Available everywhere you play.
Minecraft is a veritable, inarguable and complete success. It has sold copies in the hundreds of millions, has a huge following of dedicated players, and lets you unlock your every creative desire. It's also available on every platform imaginable, including Xbox One, Windows 10, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. Play with anyone, and play anywhere.
