Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 just got their ray tracing updates

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At its not-E3 showcase earlier today, Capcom shadow dropped the long-promised next-gen versions of Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, and Resident Evil 7. These updates are focused on bringing the games natively to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, but PC is getting some love as well, with newly released Steam patches offering ray tracing support for all three titles. (Some of the other standout features, like 4K resolution and 120fps, were already supported on PC).

As a result of these patches, the system requirements for all three games have changed, and it's bad news for anyone running a version of Windows older than 10. If for some reason you've been playing modern Resident Evil games on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you'll probably want to avoid downloading this latest update, because support for those OSs is finished.

Meanwhile, DirectX 12 is required, and version 11 is no longer supported, while the minimum GPU requirement for a GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R7 260x has changed to a GTX 960 / RX 460.

Capcom's showcase was heavily focused on the Resident Evil series. The highlight was an expansion announcement for Resident Evil Village, which will add a whole new storyline and a third-person mode.

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