Let's face the facts: Mortal Kombat 1 is experiencing a decline. The cancellation of Season 3 content due to poor sales is a clear indicator of this. Additionally, the latest trailer for Pro Kompetition, the game's esports circuit, has been met with lukewarm reception at best.
Pro Kompetition 2025 boasts a total prize pool of $255,000. While this might sound substantial, in the context of 2025 and the standards of the Fighting Game Community (FGC), it falls short. Many top players have voiced their concerns about the inadequate prize money, pointing out that traveling across the globe for a mere few hundred dollars is not sustainable.
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This year, we're likely to see two distinct pools of players: one competing in North American tournaments and the other in Europe. These groups will only come together at EVO 2025, which is considered the tournament of the year.
While there are attempts to generate excitement and build hype, and to some extent, these efforts are successful, the reality behind the enthusiastic emotions and the teased in-game image of T-1000 paints a rather gloomy picture for Mortal Kombat 1.
