Roblox’s CEO predicts “thousands” of adults will meet in Roblox dating experiences (www.theverge.com)
from wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net to technology@lemmy.ml on 10 Sep 2023 05:19
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This should be horrifying news to anyone who knows about Roblox’s abuses of child developers and appalling content moderation policy. Here’s hoping these are just empty corporate promises and not something more.

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autotldr@lemmings.world on 10 Sep 2023 05:20 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Roblox really wants to move beyond being an app for kids, and that includes making it a place where adults actually meet and date.

As he closed out Friday’s Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) 2023 keynote, CEO David Baszucki predicted that “thousands” of adults will meet and form “real-life relationships” in dating experiences on the platform over the next five years.

It’s a wild idea, but Roblox is now in a place where this prediction could feasibly come true.

The forecast was one of 10 five-year predictions Baszucki made onstage to cap off a jam-packed show.

Here are the rest of the predictions, one of which hints at a future update that will let creators sell physical merchandise on the platform:

“The difficult thing about doing this live with all of you: these are etched in stone,” Baszucki said onstage.

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dingus@lemmy.ml on 10 Sep 2023 05:43 next collapse

When the corporate promise is to make things worse, you know they’ll keep that promise.

PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml on 10 Sep 2023 05:58 next collapse

Dozens I tell you.

WarmSoda@lemm.ee on 10 Sep 2023 06:13 next collapse

Isn’t this a kids game? Why are adults hooking up through it… and why is the company promoting it?
That’s creepy af

InfiniWheel@lemmy.one on 10 Sep 2023 07:21 next collapse

They are aiming to become the metaverse

all-knight-party@kbin.cafe on 10 Sep 2023 11:46 next collapse

Its not necessarily a kid's game, but that is their primary demographic and player base out of some fusion of being easy to run, simple games being easier to create, the art style, the accessibility and short term gratification of easily jumping between experiences.

soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id on 10 Sep 2023 12:22 collapse

Roblox has been trying to move away from being a game for kids, and more towards all ages.

Specifically, by verifying with their third party service and your ID (kind of creepy, but probably the only real way to still remain coppa compliant), you can access more mature experiences and use voice chat. And they’re predicting that online daters will proceed to evolve into getting actual real life relationships.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 11 Sep 2023 16:17 collapse

Why not just make a new game specifically targeted at adults? Keep Roblox for kids, and make something new.

authed@lemmy.ml on 10 Sep 2023 06:13 next collapse

Wow… Thousands

HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone on 10 Sep 2023 07:25 next collapse

I struggle to recall a more ill-conceived idea, holy hell

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml on 10 Sep 2023 10:55 next collapse

I didn’t think I needed Roblox Dating on my 2023 internet bingo card, but here we are

AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net on 10 Sep 2023 12:53 next collapse

I kinda want to get into Roblox dating now just so I can say my Dark Ninja Cat and Katana helped me get laid irl.

LeylaLove@hexbear.net on 10 Sep 2023 18:35 next collapse

I’d be more critical if Roblox didn’t require ID verification for 18+ accounts. Think it’s fucking hilarious that Roblox dating would already be doing more than most dating apps lol.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 11 Sep 2023 16:18 next collapse

I didn’t think I needed another reason to never let my kids play Roblox, but here we are.

echodot@feddit.uk on 11 Sep 2023 20:39 collapse

“adults”

I’ve never met anyone over the age of 20 without kids who even knows what Roblox is.