This is due to Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate's cross play and cross-gen features, which will allow PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X players to all fight against one another online. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is helped even more with a larger than normal player base for a game launching on new consoles. The idea of this feature was initially banned at Mortal Kombat 11's launch with some NetherRealm developers fearing this would cause the competitive scene to become unbalanced. This will give players an opportunity to expand their horizons and make the competitive experience more their own.
Besides the new characters, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is adding the ability to bring custom variations into the game's ranked mode.
While some players may argue that Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is just an enhanced version of the NetherRealm fighter that released in 2019, the new content that is being provided seems to give it enough legs as a standalone experience.
