Mortal Kombat 1 is coming to Nintendo Change, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X on Sept. 19, however some MK followers will have the ability to play it a month early, due to a four-day beta take a look at coming this August.
The Mortal Kombat 1 beta will start on Friday, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT, and run by means of Monday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT, based on the official website’s FAQ. Writer Warner Bros. Video games says that digital codes will probably be redeemable beforehand and that gamers will have the ability to preload the beta model.
Nonetheless, the Mortal Kombat 1 beta will probably be obtainable solely to prospects who’ve pre-ordered the sport — both the Normal, Premium, or Kollector’s Version of MK1 — and will probably be playable solely on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X. There isn’t any Change or PC beta take a look at, sorry.
MK1’s pre-order beta will assist 1v1 on-line multiplayer, in addition to a restricted single-player Klassic Towers mode in opposition to AI opponents. (NetherRealm and Warner Bros. haven’t specified which characters will probably be playable within the beta, but when it’s something like Mortal Kombat 11’s on-line beta, count on a subset of the total roster to be accessible.)
If you happen to performed the Mortal Kombat 1 on-line stress take a look at in June, that doesn’t grant you entry to the pre-order beta. And progress from the pre-order beta doesn’t carry over to the primary sport.
At San Diego Comedian-Con final week, NetherRealm confirmed a handful of characters for Mortal Kombat 1, together with Li Mei, Tanya, Baraka, Khameleon, and Darrius. The latter two combatants are Kameo Fighters, characters that aren’t totally playable however might be tagged in for a wide range of help strikes. Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka be a part of beforehand confirmed main-roster characters Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Raiden, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Smoke, Rain, Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Kitana, and Mileena. Shang Tsung is a pre-order-exclusive launch character.