Truth behind Definitive Edition

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The store says it includes:

Base Game

Khaos Reigns Story Expansion

Kombat Pack 2*
Noob Saibot
Cyrax
Sektor
Ghostface (Scream Franchise)
T-1000 (Terminator 2)
Conan the Barbarian
Madam Bo Kameo Fighter

Kombat Pack:
Omni-Man (Invincible)
Quan Chi
Peacemaker (DC’s Peacemaker)
Ermac
Homelander (The Boys)
Takeda Takahashi

Kameo Fighters:
Tremor
Khameleon
Janet Cage
Mavado
Ferra

Jean-Claude Van Damme Skin for Johnny Cage
1250 Dragon Krystals
Mortal Kombat Movie Skins for Johnny Cage, Shao Khan, Kitana, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero
Tournament Liu Kang Skin
Havik Instant Unlock
Kameo Unlock Pack
Shang Tsung Fighter
Khaos Reigns Pre-Order Skins (Wedding Scorpion, Ultimate MK3 Sub-Zero, Empress Mileena, Ultimate MK3 Noob Saibot)

The store shows that it includes this bundle:

Conan the Barbarian $7.99
Cyrax $7.99
Ermac $7.99
Ferra $4.99
Ghostface $7.99
Homelander $7.99
Janet Cage $4.99
Khameleon $4.99
Khaos Reigns Expansion $49.99
Madam Bo $4.99
Mavado $4.99
Noob Saibot $7.99
Omni-Man $7.99
Peacemaker $7.99
Quan Chi $7.99
Sektor $7.99
T-1000 $7.99
Takeda Takahashi $7.99
Tremor $4.99
Mortal Kombat 1 $49.99

Total: $225.80
Price: $69.99
Savings: $155.81

What does it actually include?

For those who bought the base game and DLC packs separately:
Mortal Kombat 1 $49.99
Kombat Pack $29.99
Khaos Reigns Expansion $49.99
Havik $7.99
Shang Tsung $7.99
Kameo Unlock Pack $19.99

Total: $165.94
Price: $69.99
Savings: $95.95

For those who bought Premium Edition and future DLC packs separately:
Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition $69.99
Khaos Reigns Expansion $49.99
Havik $7.99
Shang Tsung $7.99
Kameo Unlock Pack $19.99

Total: $155.95
Price: $69.99
Savings: $85.96

For those who bought Khaos Reigns Bundle and everything else included:
Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Bundle $69.99
Havik $7.99
Shang Tsung $7.99
Kameo Unlock Pack $19.99

Total: $105.96
Price: $69.99
Savings: $35.97

Note (1): You unlock Havik by completing Mortal Kombat 1 story mode so you can save $7.99 by doing that.
Note (2): You unlock kameos by reaching profile levels so you can save $19.99 by doing that.
* Scorpion (Level 5)
* Sub-Zero (Level 10)
* Kung Lao (Level 15)
* Shujinko (Level 20)
* Motaro (Level 25)

The real beneficial difference between the Definitive Edition and Khaos Reigns Bundle is that it includes:

1250 Dragon Krystals
Mortal Kombat Movie Skins for Johnny Cage, Shao Khan, Kitana, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero
Tournament Liu Kang Skin
Shang Tsung Fighter

Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Bundle $69.99
Shang Tsung $7.99
4250 Dragon Krystals (including skins) ~$35.00

Total: $112.98
Price: $69.99
Savings: $42.99

Note (1): By completing weekly challenges in the Premium Shop you earn 75 Dragon Krystals each time.
Note (2): The Movie Skins and Tournament Skin can be purchased in Premium Shop for 500 Dragon Krystals each.
Note (3): 5,900 Dragon Krystals cost $39.99 + tax
Note (4): by completing the story and leveling the fighters you can earn 5,100 Dragon Krystals

What's not included?

One-Time Dragon Pack $4.99
One-Time Dragon Pack Kitana $4.99

Note: These go on sale and include 850 Dragon Krystals each

I hope this helps you all understand what you're getting.

Lastly, the "AND MORE" in the trailer is for:

Jean-Claude Van Damme Skin for Johnny Cage
1250 Dragon Krystals
Havik Instant Unlock
Kameo Unlock Pack
Shang Tsung Fighter
Khaos Reigns Pre-Order Skins (Wedding Scorpion, Ultimate MK3 Sub-Zero, Empress Mileena, Ultimate MK3 Noob Saibot)

The game is in its final state. The Definitive Edition does not include all skins/palettes and gear items which would be valued at an additional $525. You can play to unlock skins/palettes and gear items. There are a total of 2,946 fighter palettes, 178 Kameo palettes, and 1,035 gear items that you can unlock by playing towers, completing challenges, advancing through Kombat League, defeating Floyd, and making purchases with Dragon Krystals in the Premium Shop. Also the last 4 slots in the Premium Shop change daily. There are currently 141 items that rotate, and when the Outworld Menagerie skins drop there will be 144 items. On average about 1 new item appears per day. Right now we're less than halfway into the first cycle. 59 items have been in the daily cycle through 5/21/25.

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Now, with all of that being said? Is it a good deal? One month ago Khaos Reigns Bundle was available for $16.83 on Green Man Gaming. Shang Tsung was on sale for $3.99 as of 5/13/25. You could buy 5,900 Dragon Krystals for $39.99. For $60.81 + tax you could have gotten all of the Movie skins and the Tournament skin. You'd also be left over with an additional 1,650 Dragon Krystals while saving $9.18 off the current price of the Definitive Edition.

The Definitive Edition will be worth it when the Steam Summer Sale arrives. If you've waited this long, then you can wait for the Steam Summer Sale.

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"The Definitive Edition will be worth it"

A fighting game with zero single player content, nobody playing and abandoned by the devs before it even has bare components like rooms or wifi filter and likely the final patch the game will ever get leaves it so horrendously unbalanced that nobody on the roster can contest homelander. No matter how much someone likes mk, a game whose only content is online multiplayer yet has sh1t online and no players is objectively not worth a penny