Roblox is an online game platform and game production system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to create games and play games created by other players. The platform was founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel and published in 2006. It features user-created games of various genres developed in the programming language Lua.
Roblox is a free-to-play game with in-game purchases available via a virtual currency known as Robux. As of August 2020, it had approximately 164 million, monthly active users. It includes more than half of all American children under the age of 16.
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It is the ultimate virtual environment where players can play, create, and be whoever they want. They can join millions of other gamers in exploring an unlimited number of immersive environments developed by a worldwide community.
Although Roblox has garnered mostly excellent reviews from critics, it has been chastised for poor moderation, microtransactions, and allegations of child exploitation.
Roblox on Nintendo Switch
Despite the fact that Roblox can be played on PC, Mac, Xbox, and smartphones, most gamers prefer to play Roblox on Nintendo Switch. It is portable and easy to transport without the need for electricity or even the internet.
The terrible reality is that Roblox is not available on Switch. The game is currently available for Windows, MacOS, Xbox One, iOS, and Android.
Players can access Roblox on Nintendo Switch via hacks. However, there is no official way to play Roblox video games on the console. This involves piracy and therefore is not officially supported by Nintendo. Moreover, these hacks have their own set of technical risks. These risks aren’t worth the compromise, especially if the player has multiple devices running the game.
That’s not to say it won’t come to the Switch in the future. Roblox Corporation CEO David Baszucki asserted in 2021 that a Switch version would make “perfect sense,” but there hasn’t been any solid news about it since then.
So far, no plans have been announced. Indeed, with speculations of a new Nintendo system being unveiled in 2023 or 2024, it appears that Roblox fans will have to wait. It wouldn’t make sense to design for the current Switch version when next-gen hardware may be available in less than a year.