Roblox currently has some 15 million playable experiences for users to choose from, but not all (probably not most) will be suitable to play on Quest. Not just for Meta though Roblox also represents a looming threat to other social VR applications like VRChat and Rec Room. Whether or not Roblox on Quest will stifle the fledgling Horizon remains to be seen, but needless to say this is an awkward situation. So ambitious creators looking to build content for the largest audience (and largest return-on-investment) will see the scale tipped vastly toward Roblox over Horizon. But compared to Horizon, which caters only to the smaller demographic of VR players, Roblox has some 66 million daily active players across Xbox, iOS, Android, desktop-and soon, Quest.įor comparison, that means the number of people playing Roblox every day (66 million) is more than the total number of Quest headsets ever sold (believed to be around 20 million). Both Horizon and Roblox are heavily focused on social experiences and user-generated content. On the other hand, Roblox is very nearly a direct competitor to Meta’s own social VR platform, Horizon Worlds. Roblox is one of the most popular social gaming and user-generated content platforms playing in a similar ballpark with the likes of Minecraft and Fortnite. Getting Roblox onto Quest brings a valuable and recognizable IP to the platform, along with a huge new social graph of non-VR players. Meta confirmed today that Roblox is coming to Quest “in the coming weeks” starting as an Open Beta on App Lab before eventually graduating to a full launch on the main Quest store. Original Article (July 12th, 2023): A Curious Proposition

This functionality is on the way, Meta says. The company says that you can purchase items within an experience, you won’t be able to buy additional Robux from your Quest device. Update (July 28th, 2023): Roblox is now live on Quest via an open beta, published through App Lab. Roblox is home to tens of millions of daily users and user-generated experiences, casting a clear shadow on Meta’s own social VR platform, Horizon Worlds. One of the biggest names social gaming is now on Quest, available now via App Lab.

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