Resident Evil playable again without ray tracing on PC

The outcry in the “Resident Evil” fan base was quite big recently and the reason for it was a technical one PC games update. They all have one Ray tracing and 3D audio upgrade got donated, but that was not so well received by the players.

The whole misery even goes so far that Capcom has now spoken with a message. You make sure that Update of the games undone can be.

What is the dispute about? Basically it’s about them Console Upgrades, which were released in parallel for the PC. Because only recently the next-gen version of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 7 Released for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The update includes, for example, a possible 4K resolution and higher FPS. Essentially, this puts the PC version on par with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.

But through the increased system requirements it didn’t go down well with the community, which wants to keep at least one selection. Also, it’s always a thing with the mods, many of which are no longer compatible after such a big update.

How can I activate the old versions of Resident Evil?

What solution does Capcom offer? The solution to the problem is quite simple. You bid from now on both versions on the PC on. The company writes:

“Due to overwhelming community feedback, we will be re-enabling previous versions that did not include ray tracing and 3D audio.”

How can I play the old version on PC? To bypass the next-gen updates on PC, you have to following steps run through.

1. Open your Steam client.
2. Search the “library” on.
3. Click on the tab with “beta“.
4. Choose “dx11_non-rt” out.
5. Close the menu and let Steam update the game.

After that, the respective Horror game without ray tracing and 3D audio be started again. And if you decide to do so, in the future but with the next-gen upgrade want to play, you can simply do so again cancel. In the beta settings in the Steam client, we simply click “no“ Beta on and the rest stays the same.