Vibrant Visuals is a visual graphics upgrade that will transform the way players experience Minecraft. Initially releasing for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, it is our developer’s vision for what Minecraft looks like with improved visual elements such as directional lighting, volumetric fog, and more.

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Bring Vibrant Visuals to ChromeOS — Chromebook Players Deserve the Glow-Up!

Hello Mojang team,

I’m a dedicated Minecraft Bedrock player on ChromeOS, and I (along with many others) would love to see Vibrant Visuals supported on Chromebooks.

Currently, the feature is missing entirely for ChromeOS players, even though:

  • Minecraft for ChromeOS runs smoothly on modern hardware (Intel/ARM CPUs with decent integrated GPUs).

  • Many Chromebooks now ship with powerful processors and graphics that can handle more demanding games and rendering effects.

  • ChromeOS devices support Android apps, Vulkan, and OpenGL — modern APIs capable of advanced visual effects.

We understand Vibrant Visuals is built with DirectX 12 Ultimate in mind, but there may be alternative render paths (via Vulkan or OpenGL) that could bring at least part of the experience to ChromeOS players.

Minecraft is about creativity and inclusion — leaving out an entire platform from one of the most exciting recent features feels limiting. We don’t expect every Chromebook to run it at max settings, but many modern models can handle it with ease.

Please consider adding official ChromeOS support for Vibrant Visuals, or at least allowing it on supported hardware configurations. This would bring joy to thousands of Chromebook players who want the same immersive experience as others.

Let’s make Minecraft beautiful for all players, no matter their device.

Thank you for your time and for continuing to improve the game we love!

— EzzyEnder1520

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    The hardware for most Chromebooks isn't anywhere close to what is needed for Vibrant Visuals to work at playable framerates (30-60+). From what I could find, the best you're going to get is the Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 125H with integrated graphics. The lowest tier Intel Ultra CPU along with its igpu which is 10-12 percent worse than the RTX 2050 Mobile is NOT going to give playable performance with Vibrant Visuals.

    Those components are what the ASUS - ExpertBook CX54 uses, which costs over $800 USD. However the vast majority of Chromebooks that people use are far, FAR worse.

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    This might be possible in the future, but as it stands, the Chromebook can barely run Minecraft even without Vibrant Visuals, especially on older models. Bedrock also uses OpenGL ES on Chromebook. I have an RTX 4090, and even that can't run Vibrant Visuals at a constant 60 FPS when there are many things stressing the GPU. Even high-end Chromebooks would likely struggle to run Vibrant Visuals at the lowest settings without having the game run at single-digit FPS. However, cloud gaming could possibly make RTX 4090 work. I don't know if that's available on Chromebooks, though.

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    I use a Chromebook and Minecraft runs just fine. If you add vibrant visuals, people can always just turn them off if it's too slow.

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    Even if Vibrant Visuals does not work well on Chromebooks or dramatically decreases frame rates, it should definitely at least be an option so that one can see if their computer can handle it.