Mixed Reactions to Elden Ring's Ray Tracing Update

The Elden Ring ray tracing update adds ray traced shadows and ambient occlusion, improving the accuracy of shadows and making objects look more realistic. However, it is not a game-changing difference and can be visually darker than the non-ray traced option. Outdoor scenes are more taxing, with a significant performance penalty. The lack of any upscaler addition in this patch is a disappointment, but PureDark is already working on adding DLAA and DLSS 3 to offset the performance cost of ray tracing in Elden Ring.