Mortal Kombat X Cancelled For Xbox 360, PS3
There will be no Mortal Kombat X for either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 console, not now, not ever. Unfortunately for fans of the franchise rocking one of those last generation game consoles, porting a version over has proved too difficult a task for the developers, so WB Games pulled the plug.
"After months of development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has come to the regrettable conclusion that we cannot release Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Please know our teams worked diligently to meet the quality standards set by the current-gen versions of the game. We were not able to get the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions to the quality expected of a Mortal Kombat game and are very sorry for not being able to deliver the products as originally planned," WB Games said in a statement.
Someone at WB Games should relay that message to Walmart and Target, both of which are still accepting pre-orders for the title on Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. Both also say the game will ship on December 31, 2015, and Target gives you the option of adding a $29 2-year Gaming Service plan with accidental damage protection.
Not that it will come as much consolation, but if you already pre-ordered the game for either console (or place one before the aforementioned retailers pull the listings), you can get a refund, WB Games said.
This hasn't been the greatest of summers for WB Games. In addition to cancelling development of Mortal Kombat X for Xbox 360 and PS3, the developer also had to pull the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight due to widespread performance problems. Developers are working to fix various issues in the title and recently promised an interim patch in the next few weeks.
"After months of development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has come to the regrettable conclusion that we cannot release Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Please know our teams worked diligently to meet the quality standards set by the current-gen versions of the game. We were not able to get the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions to the quality expected of a Mortal Kombat game and are very sorry for not being able to deliver the products as originally planned," WB Games said in a statement.
Someone at WB Games should relay that message to Walmart and Target, both of which are still accepting pre-orders for the title on Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. Both also say the game will ship on December 31, 2015, and Target gives you the option of adding a $29 2-year Gaming Service plan with accidental damage protection.
Not that it will come as much consolation, but if you already pre-ordered the game for either console (or place one before the aforementioned retailers pull the listings), you can get a refund, WB Games said.
This hasn't been the greatest of summers for WB Games. In addition to cancelling development of Mortal Kombat X for Xbox 360 and PS3, the developer also had to pull the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight due to widespread performance problems. Developers are working to fix various issues in the title and recently promised an interim patch in the next few weeks.
