Mortal Kombat 1 devs have put any delay rumors to bed by confirming the release date for the highly anticipated Peacemaker DLC. The John Cena-backed character is set to throw down from February 28.
Though WB Games and NetherRealm never confirmed as much, it was assumed that Peacemaker would arrive in MK1 on February 13.
Since Quan Chi launched on the same day as Season 3, it made sense that Peacemaker’s scheduled February 2024 debut would go live alongside Season 4. And while that is indeed still the case, speculation was rampant when February began without any word from developers.
At least, that was until February 5 when devs put any rumors to bed by confirming an imminent release. Peacemaker is finally set to join the MK1 roster on February 28, kickstarting Season 4 in the process.
https://twitter.com/MortalKombat/status/1754631108871045201
Mortal Kombat 1’s Peacemaker DLC locked in
Prior to the game’s Invasions, the countdown timer recently received an update that lengthens the current season by an additional 14 days.
Instead of Season 4 arriving on February 13, then, we now know it’s coming om February 28. As iScreamFGC (via thethiny) noted, this implied Peacemaker and the crossplay update have also been postponed.
Peacemaker and Crossplay have been officially delayed. The countdown has been increased by exactly 14 days (2 weeks). The current release date for Season 4 & Peacemaker is February 27/28.Note that there is currently no official “announcement”from the MK or WB teams regarding… pic.twitter.com/SpoHV1dkCx
— thethiny 🐰🍉 (@thethiny) February 5, 2024
In a follow-up tweet, iScreamFGC shared a screenshot of information relayed by reputable insider FateUnknown.
According to the leaker, Mortal Kombat 1’s Peacemaker content and crossplay feature are indeed slated to launch at the same time. A “desync issue” requiring extensive time and resources is reportedly the reason for the delay.
The reasoning behind the #Peacemaker delay was “Desync fix took a lot of time & resources.” Leaker, FateUnknown was right YET AGAIN after coming out & telling us almost less than 24 hours ago. He is right, time after time again!! 🫣 pic.twitter.com/eX9elTcwpF
— iScream (@iScreamFGC) February 5, 2024
Naturally, Mortal Kombat players are now thrilled to have the news confirmed, even if it is back a few days.