Announcing Microsoft DirectX Raytracing!

[KBG29]

VGPolyglot said:

KBG29 said:
This is another huge part of why I don't want next gen consoles until 2022. Ray Tracing is next gen rendering, it has been aroudn for ages, but it is just becoming a feasible technique in games now. I believe Tim Sweeny from Epic said one time that real time ray traced global illumination should be possible on around a 25TFLOPs GPU.

Between Memeroy, Storage, and the ability to implement new rendering techniques like this, next gen needs to holdoff a few more years. Bring on PS4 Premium and XBO Z in 2019-2020 for those that want current gen games at 4K. Let next gen consoles blow, us, away with brand new tech, and things truly unachieveable on PS4 and XBO.

Well, I don't know if the manufacturers would want to wait that long, they probably want to pump them out earlier to get more sales.

It really depends on Platform engagement. If people are not leavng PS4 and XBO, then they are fine. Moving an already engaged userbase to a new system is not going to help or hurt, it is just status quo. 

I beleive in the long run they will move more units, especially early on, if they have products that truly wow the consumer. 

Stuff like larger RAM, Faster Storage, and new techniques like real time ray tracing will get people to jump on board early, which is the most important thing for a new platform. Give people this gen again, at 4K/60, and it will be very difficult to get even many hardcore gamers excited.

Global Illumination via Ray Tracing can deliver perfect lighting on all games next gen, if they launch at the right time. Release to early and PC will have a substantial lead within the first two years, and the door will be open for Set Top Boxes from Apple, Google, Amazon, and others to come out with much better gaming machines, at mch cheaper prices.