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Lag and Online Woes Mar Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Launch

Independent tests point to the PS5 version having the worst latency, with Digital Eclipse promising further fixes after an initial hotfix.

Overview

  • Steam user sentiment skews negative in early days, with reports citing input delay, audio bugs, and shaky online play.
  • Input lag measurements vary widely by platform: about 22ms on PC, 51ms on Xbox Series X|S, 73ms on Switch 2, and roughly 108ms on PS5, according to testing by Nigel Woodall.
  • Rollback netcode is reportedly unreliable and the game launched without online friend lobbies, fragmenting matchmaking across titles in the collection.
  • Digital Eclipse released a PC hotfix that targets audio problems and says additional patches are in the pipeline, with console updates and online lobby features planned.
  • The package earns praise for preservation, bundling early Mortal Kombat entries, the recovered WaveNet Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and a well-received interactive documentary.