
The reason behind the issues is, as said before, how the game downloads the files needed to run it. However, the way Mortal Kombat X goes about it is doing more harm than good, with many reporting that the game crashes when trying to select any of the game's menu options. It's understandable, because Steam allows people to pre-load the game before launch and jump right in as soon as it unlocks.

Ironically, Steam is the culprit behind many player's bad experience with Mortal Kombat X on the PC today, and the Steam forums are full of unhappy people. And it's unlikely that two people are utilizing the same hardware, thereby making it harder to figure out what's wrong. That isn't to say console games don't have their fair share of issues, but, a Steam game not running could be due to any number of weird things. The problem with playing on the PC, though, as many console players will tell you, is the process of diagnosing and determining why a specific game isn't playing. Console games, while not looking particularly bad, don't have many of the same perks, and typically the visuals don't stack up when put side by side with their PC counterparts. Games on the PC usually run better, look better, and have the added benefit of mod support.

The PC is often touted as the best platform to play games on when compared to the Xbox One and PS4, and this is generally true.
