Ray tracing coming to Portal this November Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ray tracing coming to Portal this November Hotter than Chell. News by Victoria Kennedy News reporter Published on 21 Sep 2022 11 comments Nvidia is releasing Portal with RTX, which will see the game's graphics reimagined "with full ray tracing and entirely new art evocative of the original." In a detailed blog post, Nvidia stated that "full ray tracing" will mean every level will be transformed. Light will now bounce around the settings, and "be affected by the scene's geometry and materials". Meanwhile, where shadows are being cast, these will be "pixel perfect". "Portal's unique selling point is the ability to take anything through a portal, and see through them, something that hadn't been done before its release," Nvidia elaborated. "With ray tracing, light can pass through portals, too. Even the light from the moving High Energy Pellets will cast through portals, causing shadows to shift in step." You can see a little preview of Portal with RTX below. Watch on YouTube Portal with RTX - World Premiere. The team behind this new look Portal is Nvidia's inhouse Lightspeed Studios. The company has used its experience working on both Minecraft and Quake 2 for this new build, but in addition it has also used a new tool known as the Nvidia RTX Remix modding platform. Nvidia explained that, with this tool in play, "the game runs in the background and [it replaces] the old rendering APIs and systems with RTX Remix's 64-bit Vulkan renderer." This means that it will enable "the addition of ray-tracing to classic games and it all updates in real-time as lights and objects move". Portal with RTX is coming this November, pitched as a 'DLC' for the Steam version of the game, where you can wishlist it now. In addition to this, Nvidia has announced that it will be releasing its modding tool for free, allowing users to "add ray tracing with just a few clicks" as well as providing "modders the tools to make ambitious remasters, even for games that were previously unmoddable." Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store