However, there isn't a hint of ray tracing, and that's all down to a variety ... properties of much of the game's materials, such as trees. Combine this with an estimated "100 square kilometers ...

The new DLSS 3.5 update adds a feature called Ray Reconstruction to the suite, and it promises to make ray tracing more realistic ... The shadow of the tree may look similar at first glance ...

Fans were then shown how this ray tracing works with the game's day and night cycle, as that same light through the tree changes throughout a race, with the shadow it's casting shifting naturally.

Remedy Games detailed its approach to Alan Wake 2's PS5 Pro update in a new post on its official site, explaining that Quality Mode will add ray tracing ... of foliage and trees encountered ...