Let's be frank: Mortal Kombat 1 is experiencing a downturn. It appears that the anticipated content for Season 3 has been abandoned due to underwhelming sales figures. Moreover, the latest trailer for the Pro Kompetition, the game's esports circuit, can only be described as underwhelming.
The Pro Kompetition 2025 boasts a prize pool of $255,000, which, frankly, is modest by 2025 standards, even within the Fighting Game Community (FGC). Top players have previously voiced their concerns about the insufficient prize money, highlighting the unsustainability of traveling globally for mere hundreds of dollars in winnings.
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This year, we're likely to see two distinct groups of competitors: one focusing on North American tournaments, and the other concentrated in Europe. These groups will only converge at EVO 2025, recognized as the premier tournament of the year.
While the community is buzzing with excitement and efforts are being made to generate hype, the reality behind the captivating emotions and the teased in-game image of T-1000 paints a rather somber picture.