Minecraft accidentally adds Xbox Series X feature early

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After rolling out a Minecraft Preview build that allowed Xbox Series X|S players to enable ray tracing in the game, Microsoft has announced the feature was included as a mistake and removed its support.

Players could enable the next-gen feature by downloading the Minecraft Preview build – a test version of the game that includes upcoming features, and is available for Xbox Insider members. As reported by The Verge, by toggling a ray tracing option found in the game’s video settings, you could activate the advanced lighting mode.

However, while some fans were excited to finally see ray tracing make its way to the classic block-building game, Microsoft has since announced that the inclusion of the feature was a mistake.

“The previous Minecraft Preview build available to Xbox Insiders inadvertently included prototype code for ray tracing support on Xbox consoles,” the official Minecraft <a href=«https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/1509600288319102996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1509600288319102996%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2022%2F3%2F31%2F23005173%2Fmicrosoft-xbox-minecraft-ray-tracing-preview-removal-mistake» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/1509600288319102996?ref_src=» https: www.techradar.com>Twitter page said in a tweet

“This early prototype code has been removed from Preview and doesn't signal near future plans to bring ray tracing support to consoles.”

That means you won’t be able to activate ray tracing in Minecraft through this preview build any longer, and Microsoft doesn’t want you thinking that the accidental inclusion of the feature in any way suggests ray tracing will be added to the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S