That said, launching on PlayStation would surely help Roblox hold on to its aging audience. Roblox is currently available on PC and Xbox consoles, iPhone and Android devices - and it's doing just fine without PlayStation.Įarlier this year, Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney stated that Roblox had 250 million monthly active users, compared to Minecraft's 100 million and Fortnite's 70 million. Popular game platform rival Fortnite has faced its own issues here, and recently paid an enormous $520m fine after being criticised for making it too easy for users to be pushed into paying. There have been concerns, too, around how the game encourages in-game spending. Roblox has been dogged by examples of its moderation failing to promptly pick up instances of harmful content, and suggestion its experiences have offered unsafe environments for children. "We have been conservative for too long, and now we are currently engaging with people at Roblox. "Over the last couple of years, however, we have reviewed those policies and relaxed a little on this," he continued. "Historically, because of the large number of children that play on the PlayStation, we have been very careful with regards to opening them up to anything that could potentially exploit them," Ryan commented. Newscast: This week's biggest headlines from the FTC vs Microsoft. The details come from a 2022 document uncovered as part of the FTC vs Microsoft trial, spotted by Axios, in which PlayStation boss Jim Ryan discusses Roblox's absence from Sony consoles - and admits his company's stance from the game is now shifting.
Specifically, Sony was worried about the game's popularity among children causing problems for PlayStation.
Hugely popular game platform Roblox was blocked from launching on PlayStation consoles due to concerns by Sony, it's been revealed.
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