The Unreal Engine 4 Will Not be used
On a sad note, MKX will NOT use the newest Unreal Engine and instead rely on its predecessor with a modded graphics base. While many people will not notice the change and won’t inherently care about that decision, it is a somber thing to see the gaming engine not transferred to the newest title. We believe the biggest reason for the modded version of Unreal 3 and not just going with Unreal 4 is the ability to port backwards to the previous-gen systems. Despite NetherRealm not making those ports, maybe they wanted to make it easy for a third-party developer to complete the job. *shrugs* Who Knows…