For Gamescom 2021, Nvidia announced technical details about Battlefield 2042, Dying Light 2 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Not surprisingly, there is information on ray tracing and DLSS (test), and a game bundle was also announced when buying a GeForce RTX graphics card.
The die PC version of Battlefield 2042 being developed in collaboration with Nvidia is not new information. Accordingly, it is not surprising that the game will be able to handle DLSS. The same applies to the Nvidia-exclusive Reflex (test) technology.
Interestingly, however, one word is missing from all announcements: ray tracing. The predecessor Battlefield V was the very first game to support ray tracing for the reflections, but the new Battlefield 2042 doesn't seem to do this anymore.
GeForce RTX with Battlefield 2042 in a bundle
What there will be for this is a game bundle. If you choose a GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or GeForce RTX 3090 or a corresponding notebook, you will get a limited time free Battlefield 2042 in the standard edition including beta access .
The only important thing is buying from a retailer participating in the program, which will be in Germany, but it is still unclear. Battlefield 2042 will be released on October 22nd, 2021.
Dying Light 2 gets the full RT package
Dying Light 2 will be able to handle ray tracing in addition to DLSS. A promotional video made available shows some comparisons with activated and deactivated ray tracing and explains that the technology is used for global lighting, shadows, environmental obscuration and reflections. Dying Light 2 will be released on December 7, 2021.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy will then also be able to handle ray tracing in addition to DLSS. In contrast to Dying Light 2, the superhero game is limited to the implementation of the reflections, there does not seem to be any other effects. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will be released on October 26, 2021.
In addition, the remaster of Myst including ray tracing and DLSS has also been announced for October 26, 2021. However, it remains unclear exactly which effects Myst will use.