Everyone is rightfully enthusiastic about Mortal Kombat 1, and long-time followers specifically are thrilled to see NetherRealm draw from the PS2 period of Mortal Kombat.
Unfortunately, these of us on PC will not be getting as a lot love pre-release as the opposite platforms.
NetherRealm simply introduced an upcoming, closed on-line stress take a look at for the sport. Since then, the developer confirmed that it’s going to not be accessible on PC. The restricted take a look at, which you’ll be able to join now, will solely be accessible on PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
The stress take a look at is strictly meant to establish any potential issues with the sport’s on-line play, and is barely accessible from Friday, June 23 till Monday, June 26. Registering for the take a look at doesn’t assure entry.
It’s additionally restricted to gamers in North America, Latin America, Brazil, and Europe, and won’t assist cross-play. If you are chosen, you may get an electronic mail on June 21.
While it might be comprehensible that PC gamers are being unnoticed of the stress take a look at, it does not make sense that they are additionally going to overlook out on the sport’s beta. The beta, which is going down someday in August, is marketed as a pre-order bonus – however just for PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
This is a little bit foolish, contemplating the PC model is priced $70, similar to its console counterparts. If you need to play a little bit satan’s advocate right here, you possibly can say that NetherRealm merely does not need gamers to dig deeper into the sport’s code and leak upcoming fighters, or play the sport for longer than the developer intends (an issue Street Fighter 6 suffered from pre-release).
It’s additionally price noting that the PC model of Mortal Kombat 1 shouldn’t be developed internally, and can as a substitute be dealt with by QLOC, a studio that beforehand labored on Mortal Kombat 12, and Mortal Kombat X.
With all that in thoughts, PC is now not a platform the place combating video games go to die. Street Fighter 6 simply set a brand new gross sales and concurrent participant report on Steam, going manner past any Mortal Kombat sport (beforehand the PC’s top-selling combating sport). So whereas it’s a threat to place video games out early on PC, it alerts a dedication to the platform regardless of any potential points.
Mortal Kombat 1 arrives September 19 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch.
