Let's be candid: Mortal Kombat 1 is experiencing a decline. It's clear that the planned Season 3 content has been canceled due to disappointing sales figures. Moreover, the recent trailer for the Pro Kompetition 2025, the game's esports circuit, has been described as merely satisfactory at best.
The Pro Kompetition 2025 boasts a total prize pool of $255,000. In the context of 2025, this amount is modest, even by the standards of the Fighting Game Community (FGC). Top players have previously voiced their concerns over the insufficient prize money, highlighting that it's not financially viable to travel globally for tournaments where the winnings might only amount to a few hundred dollars.
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This year, we're likely to witness a division among the player base, with one group competing in North American tournaments and another in European events. The two groups will only come together at EVO 2025, which is widely regarded as the premier tournament of the year.
While there are efforts to generate excitement and build hype, which do resonate to some extent, the underlying reality is disheartening. Behind the enthusiastic buzz and the intriguing in-game image of T-1000, the situation for Mortal Kombat 1 appears quite somber.
