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New ray-traced model coming in November

Whenever somebody goes again to refresh the visuals of an iconic online game with a really established and well-remembered look, issues can get a bit funky. So whereas I perceive the enchantment of one thing like Portal with RTX, a “reimagined” Portal kitted out with ray tracing, that doesn’t imply it’s strictly higher. It’s totally different! And chances are you’ll or could not dig it.

Alongside (dear!) GeForce RTX 40 collection GPUs, Nvidia introduced Portal with RTX as free DLC coming to Steam in November for Portal house owners. 15 years later, if you happen to can imagine it.

“Every light is ray-traced and casts shadows, global illumination indirect lighting naturally illuminates and darkens rooms, volumetric ray-traced lighting scatters through fog and smoke, and shadows are pixel perfect,” in keeping with Nvidia’s announcement.

While the detailed surfaces are instantly noticeable, some comparability screenshots are extra flattering than others, so it’s finest to look at the trailer to get a complete view earlier than you begin messing with sliders on Nvidia’s prolonged weblog submit that breaks down Portal with RTX. It’s not simply lighting — there’s additionally “new art evocative of the original.”

As the sport’s Steam web page notes, “Portal with RTX is compatible with all ray-tracing capable GPUs.” It’s a sparse itemizing, however there are screenshots (and you’ll wishlist).

I like that that is DLC, reasonably than a pressured replace. We’re not at all times that lucky.

Placing the Companion Cube in Portal with RTX
The Companion Cube has a brand new glow.

Portal is simply the start (if you happen to’re into mods)

This flashy challenge got here to fruition at Nvidia Lightspeed Studios, following earlier RTX upgrades for Quake II and Minecraft. There’s extra the place that got here from, too.

Nvidia might be releasing RTX Remix, a free modding platform for supported PC video games that “can add ray tracing with just a few clicks.” While Portal with RTX is the primary showcase, Nvidia additionally confirmed off glossed-up scenes from 2002’s The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

“RTX Remix Mods work alongside existing gameplay mods downloaded from Nexus Mods or other sites, giving games with rich modded content an instant ray-traced upgrade,” the corporate mentioned. It additionally famous that “previously unmoddable” video games might be appropriate with these instruments, and “every RTX Mod also comes packaged with the RTX Remix Runtime editor, giving players a multitude of options to customize their experience in real-time.”

Whether you’re a modder or only a participant, count on a number of new prospects for supported DirectX 8 and DX9 video games. No shade, however I’m curious to see fan creations that take a extra nuanced, measured strategy to upgrading outdated lighting. Less is extra typically.

Jordan Devore

Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and poster of seemingly random photos. They are something however random.

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