In the teaser, we can see the message “it’s almost time” and a clock. When the pointer is about to pass the number 12, it skips it and goes straight to 1, hinting that the franchise and its universe will be rebooted.
It is almost time. #Mortal Kombat pic.twitter.com/eVwIcbVthq
— Mortal Kombat 30 (@MortalKombat) May 10, 2023
The final events of Mortal Kombat 11 really make room for this to be possible, and the teaser reinforces this hypothesis.
If true, the new game in the series will not be called Mortal Kombat 12 and will likely just adopt the name Mortal Kombat.