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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Launches With Praised Preservation; Online Arcade Lobbies and Lore Expansion Coming Soon

Post-launch updates will add lobby-based Online Arcade play plus a Krypt lore feature after connectivity issues at release.

Overview

  • Digital Eclipse released the collection on Oct. 30 across PlayStation, Xbox, Switch/Switch 2, and PC for $49.99, with physical editions to follow later this year and no Game Pass inclusion at launch.
  • The package compiles 23 titles from 1992–2003 across arcade, console, and handheld versions, highlighted by the preserved Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 WaveNet edition recovered via a ROM dump from engineer Mike Boon.
  • Reviews praise the interactive documentary, extensive archival materials, and strong emulation with quality-of-life options such as rewind, on‑screen move lists, training modes, filters, and instant unlocks.
  • Critics note redundancies from multiple ports and several low-quality spin‑offs, and report that the online suite launched incomplete with Quick Match problems, missing lobbies, and rollback netcode not yet testable.
  • Digital Eclipse confirmed an Online Arcade lobby system supporting public or private rooms of up to 16 players and a new Krypt chapter called The Khronicle of the Realms, targeting rollout within weeks pending approvals.