The announcement of MKX was the last thing towards pushing me to go next gen. I refuse to be stuck with what some other dev team can manage to put together with MKX's assets.
With that said, I am interested in seeing the comparison. Not so much for the graphics, but for things like "feel," frame data, stability, ONLINE, etc. Graphics will obviously be nerfed a bit, but it's what this other team is doing under the hood that I wanna see.

I'll probably buy the 360 version once it's under $20 bucks for shits and giggles.

Am I curious about the graphics? A little.

I'm not new to the transition of generation consoles like a lot of people.
And when I mean by a lot of people, I mean the people who cry how a Ps4/Xbone game still looks like a PS3/X360 game.
The people who cry that "omg why is it also on the old consoles?! B-But muh expnsive nxt gen!"

This is nothing new and it's sad that people are acting like it.

The difference in the games.

Graphic difference is almost a given. Thankfully I'm all for gameplay over graphics. So you can only imagine how much it pisses me off when these people cry about a nonexclusive next gen title and talk about graphic potential like it fucking matters.

As for whatever technology they're adding to the gameplay?

I wouldn't hold my breath, kids.

Not saying this is a definite no, but just saying, the chances?....ha.

Back to the question. I am also not holding my breath of ever seeing gameplay footage of the last gen version. Especially when everything presented is apparently the Playstation 4 version.

Then ask yourself, what company HAS done that for their game? Hell, IF anyone at all witness such a thing, PLEASE show me.
Because the last thing I can recall was Microsoft not showing a damn thing of gameplay for TitanFall for Xbox 360 so that the Xbone will sell more.

Which brings me to my point.

Why market your merchandise on old tech when you can push your merchandise on tech that will make it shine more and shell out more money?

With that said. NetherRealm Studios. If you're reading this. Thank you so much for letting the last gen have a taste of the last MK game they will ever see again. Just make sure it's a good port. Please.

Honestly, I'd be content if the graphics where on-par with MK9, but I'l admit all the new effects on the stage, the water, the snow fall etc is making me want to go out and buy a PS4.

Anyone else get really really happy when they heard last gen would be ported by another company? More devotion to a superior machine and a superior product is how it should be.

Not at all. I think they should be dedicated to getting the game to as many fans as possible and considering the sales of MK9 they know most of their fans have PS3's and 360's.

I wonder how different the console landscape will be by the time MKX comes out, if more people will have current gen systems.

Well I'm pretty sure last gen will look and play as well as possible. I think this mentality of NRS not giving a crap about last gen is over the top. Of course their focus will 100% be on current gen systems but I'm sure they have a great team doing their best on last gen. I have a feeling the last gen ports will be very faithful.

I was definitely going to just get the 360 version as that's what I have, but now I'm leaning towards getting a PS4 because there's several other games I'm wanting on that system.

MKX in all aspects on PS3 and 360, will be like how MK9 played. Will be much difference between new and last gen.

Well considering they ARE dedicated to getting the game to last gen consoles I dont really get what your talking about? Seems like the only reason anyone would want NRS to dedicate time and money into old tech would be selfish people with old tech.

If it was not coming to last gen at all then you would, sort of, have a point.

I am very curious to see how big the graphic gap will be. Gameplay wise it should be the same. Lighting, textures, and particle effects will probably take a hit though.

I was so happy, it was a relief, and a smart move on NRS's part. I was very worried when it was announced for all systems. I'm pretty sure WB made them do it, it's better to have it on every platform available (mostly all). But I bet NRS really wanted to only focus on the PS4 and Xbone game, which is soooo tight.

They aren't though. They're not working on the port. At all. MKX coming to the PS3 and 360 is probably 100% WB.

I personally liked Gearbox's explanation on why Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a last gen exclusive.
"Currently there is - between PS3 and Xbox 360 - over 150m installed units worldwide - probably 170m is more realistic. There are fewer Xbox Ones and PS4s than we sold copies of Borderlands 2."

And that's not selfish, at least I don't think so. Or rather it's not anymore selfish than wanting the focus to be on next gen consoles when the difference would probably be largely graphical.

This plus MKX = instant buy since the bundle is 460 US dollars i've been paying it off 100 bucks at a time ( this week i'll be throwing down 125 and next week the same) I'm glad i waited this long to consider upgrading that bundle is just sick

I really don't see what the problem is. It's not like NRS is making MKX on PS4 and Xbone, while some other company is making their own MK game. NRS is still making MKX, they're putting so much into it. It's their game. It doesn't matter another company is porting it. The same thing went on with Titan Fall, people were actually surprised how well the game translated to last gen systems. The only difference being lower graphics quality and lower framerate. I see the game thing happening with MKX but that's the problem with old hardware like the PS3 and X360. They're still dedicated to their fans because they're still making a game, they just see more potential in new systems because there's less of a limitation on them. Seriously, what is the problem?

There isn't one and honestly I don't think there was anything in my response indicative of one.

Nope. And that is worrying me. It's not NetherRealm Studios porting it, it's a different company. And I don't want anybody else but NetherRealm laying their fucking hands on it.









No, it does matter. But more importantly for a Fighting game.
God help them if the framerate is shit and the gameplay is sluggish.

@WeaponTheory. It really doesn't matter though, it doesn't matter they're not porting it themselves. The game is still going to be fine. With the framerate, expect it like MK9. Not 60FPS, and it won't be 1080p.

I don't think it'll look THAT different. I mean, if you told me what we've seen was on PS3 you'd have fooled me. It looked like MK9, but a little fancier. And there has been fancier looking fighting games on the PS3 and 360 than MK9. I really get the feeling they keep saying their priority is PS4 and XBone because they want to appeal to people who are all about next-gen. But I think they'll make it easy to port over to the previous gen consoles by just removing a little bit of the flare. That's of course, based on what I've seen so far.

That's silly to say because you haven't seen it in person. Just videos or off camera stuff. The screen shots give a good look at what the game looks like, but only barely. Look at MK's character models, and environments again. This game couldn't be done on PS3 and Xbone right now. But MKX will definitely look better than MK9 on the old systems.

MK9 was 60 frames per second.

Oh nice, I wasn't aware. Gives me more hope for the port of MKX.

I wanna see that as well. I currently need my money as I'm moving to another house which needs some serious rebuilding. So that's where my money goes. No PS4 / Xbox One for me in the coming times. I'll play MKX on PS3.

So I'm also wondering how big the difference will, despite I'll get the game anyway.

I'm getting my copy for PS4 so no not really.

Its highly unlikely they'll ever show the PS3/360 version off in a trailer, best bet will be footage from a show floor.

I'm just happy MKX is on the current gen systems. Took MK 2-3 years to jump last time due to Armageddon releasing very late in the generation.