Let's be frank: Mortal Kombat 1 is struggling. Season 3 content appears canceled due to underwhelming sales, and the recently released Pro Kompetition trailer, promoting the game's esports circuit, is underwhelming at best.
The 2025 Pro Kompetition boasts a $255,000 prize pool. This is a modest sum, even by fighting game community (FGC) standards. Previously, leading players voiced concerns about insufficient prize money, highlighting the unsustainable nature of international travel for potentially meager earnings.
The 2024 competitive season will likely feature two distinct player pools: one competing in North American tournaments, the other in Europe, converging only at EVO 2025, the premier fighting game tournament.
While the marketing generates excitement and attempts to build hype—to some degree successfully—the reality behind the enthusiastic promotion and the teased in-game image of the T-1000 is rather bleak.
