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If you’re wondering if you can play Mortal Kombat 1 early with the New Zealand trick, we’re going to go over everything you need to know.
With a Mortal Kombat 1 early access start time approaching soon, you might be wondering if you can play it even earlier than that. The franchise is seeing a reboot with MK1, which reimagines the birth of the universe spectacularly. Many out there are keen to immerse themselves into the arena, but there’s a big handful of people out there eager to begin their training early.
The New Zealand trick is used by antsy gamers to make use of different launch times for different titles, so you might be wondering if it’s going to work with Mortal Kombat 1 at all.
Does the Mortal Kombat 1 New Zealand trick work?
You’re going to be disappointed to find out that the New Zealand trick won’t work for Mortal Kombat 1’s early access. With a globally structured start time – there’s no wiggle room for gamers to change their system clocks. On some titles such as Modern Warfare 2 and Dead Island 2, the New Zealand trick was used to bypass any timers, however, you’re not going to be able to try it with Mortal Kombat 1.
In fact, the trick was tried with the previous game’s release. Gamers made use of the time travelling Kiwi trick to access the game early, though the developers began to realise what was at play and consequently made all DLCs available at a global release time instead. It’s likely that they’ve learned their lesson since the last release, and now there’s no way for players to get into the arena early.
Can you play Mortal Kombat 1 early?
The earliest you’re going to be able to play it is on the Early Access start time, which is scheduled for today (14th September.) You’re going to be able to claim a spot in the early access by pre-ordering a premium edition of the game.
In the meantime – you can gear up for the launch by checking out the best fight stick for Mortal Kombat 1, or preparing the best graphics settings for the game.
