Let's be candid: Mortal Kombat 1 is experiencing a downturn. Reports suggest that the planned content for Season 3 has been abandoned due to disappointing sales figures. Furthermore, the recently released trailer for Pro Kompetition, the game's esports initiative, can only be described as underwhelming.
The Pro Kompetition 2025 boasts a prize pool of $255,000, which, by today's standards, falls short even within the Fighting Game Community (FGC). Many top-tier players have voiced their frustrations over the insufficient prize money, highlighting that it's hardly feasible to justify international travel for the chance to win just a few hundred dollars.
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This year, we're likely to see a division in the player base, with one group competing in North American tournaments and the other in Europe. The two factions will only converge at EVO 2025, which stands as the pinnacle event of the year.
While there's no shortage of excitement and efforts to generate buzz, and the teased in-game image of T-1000 certainly stirs some interest, the underlying reality paints a rather somber picture for Mortal Kombat 1.
