Mortal Kombat 1 Won’t Have Cross-Play Until After Launch

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For a certain group of gamers, Mortal Kombat 1 is literally a day away. Even for those who have to wait about a week, the anticipation for the fighting game is at an all-time high. Gamers want to experience the beautiful visuals, the destructive violence within the gameplay, and the new story that awaits them. The title from NetherRealm Studios will undoubtedly be packed with content, both big and small, to keep players occupied, and yet, the game can’t have everything. Yesterday, a launch trailer for the title was released, but not long after that, the developer dropped some news that saddened some fans.

Specifically, they noted that Mortal Kombat 1 won’t launch with cross-play support. So, if players want to play with one another across multiple systems, they’ll have to wait. However, they promised that they’re currently working on the feature and will be “koming soon.”

Launch is just around the corner and we can’t wait for everyone to sink their teeth into #MK1. Regarding Kross-Play, it will not be available at launch, but know we are hard at work at implementing the feature into the game and it will be koming post launch. pic.twitter.com/M8Kvi4QkMe

This will be a blow to some as cross-play is something that many gamers enjoy due to the pool of players it opens them up to. But again, NetherRealm Studios is working on it, and they never said previously that it would be there at launch, so at least they didn’t lie to players.

Even with this very small setback, the game looks like everything longtime franchise fans could hope for and something new players can jump into easily. As retold by the launch trailer, Liu Kang has Kronika’s hourglass, and he used it to remake the world in an attempt to bring peace to all. While