Essentially, proper ray tracing techniques allow video games to display lights and shadows more realistically than without them. They're not utilized in weaker systems and video games, which is why ...

A Grand Theft Auto fan has created what they think Grand Theft Auto: Vice City might look like modernized and with ray-traced lighting. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now 20 years old, born in an era ...

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Rockstar Games dropped GTA 5 Enhanced PC, a new version of its 2013 release, today, March 4, 2025. It has brought some new features to the platform – among the most notable ones are its technical ...

TL;DR: Rockstar's latest GTA V: Expanded & Enhanced update improves ray-traced lighting with high-resolution reflections and a second ray bounce for more realistic global illumination. These ...

Ray-tracing is joined by increased detail and draw distances, higher resolution assets, and more things like grass and trees populating Los Santos. This visual overhaul left the PC version behind, ...

Did you imagine when Grand Theft Auto V came out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013, that we'd be seeing a fresh retail re-release of it nine years later? Much like The Elder Scrolls Part V: ...

GTA 5 is coming to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S tomorrow, and is bringing a brand new ray tracing graphical option with it. Players looking to see Los Santos in a whole new light will be able to toggle ...

Rockstar Games recently confirmed that it is indeed working on the next iteration of Grand Theft Auto, which is likely to be called GTA: 6. Similarly, the studio has also confirmed that an upgraded ...

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The ray-tracing feature is now available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S edition of Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto 5." With the new 1.64 updates, you can now take advantage of the better ...

It’s been 12 years since Grand Theft Auto V was originally released on consoles, and though it was late coming to the PC (as are all Rockstar games), it’s still one of the most played titles over a ...