Roblox plan to grow their absurd gaming empire even further by letting devs release games as "standalone apps", potentially via Steam, Epic, and GOG
They are calling the new initiative "Roblox Everywhere", two words that can surely only ever be uttered in the form of a Machiavellian giggle or a scream of purest terror.
They are calling the new initiative "Roblox Everywhere", two words that can surely only ever be uttered in the form of a Machiavellian giggle or a scream of purest terror.
The short version
- Also coming soon: offline singleplayer features and browser-based joining It comes alongside other adjustments designed to give Roblox players more flexibility.
- Roblox are planning to let people join Roblox games from a browser (Chrome, to begin with) by the end of the year, with no external software or installation required.
- They're also looking to introduce a new offline option for singleplayer games.
What happened
This shift was apparently "compounded by changes in our recommendation algorithm, which optimizes for long-term retention". Roblox are the subject of lawsuits and, most recently, a US Senate investigation accusing them of failing to protect their sizeable audience of under-aged children against predators.
Why it matters
Many Roblox games are created by younger people who see little return for their labours: as reported by the Strait Times, the median earnings of the roughly 42,000 paid Roblox devs are about $1500 a year.
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