Meta says the open beta provides an opportunity for the Roblox developer community to optimize their existing games for Quest and build new ones for VR while receiving feedback from the Quest community. It will also work on the upcoming Quest 3 as well. Players will be able to access the Quest version of Roblox on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro. Roblox, a major player in the metaverse space, was rumored to become available on Meta Quest VR headsets sometime this year.
Since then, the company has repeatedly insisted it is committed to ensuring its gaming platform is a positive and safe experience for players of all ages.Meta announced today that Roblox is coming to Meta Quest VR headsets, starting with an open beta that will be available on App Lab in the coming weeks. The Roblox Corporation has been the focus of controversy in recent years, having grappled with accusations it was "exploiting" young game developers and creating an unsafe environment for children. Today's announcement continues Roblox's expansion into new areas following the traditionally child-focused platform's launch of a new 17+ age category - for titles containing "violence, blood, or crude humour", "romantic themes", and the "presence of alcohol" - late last month.
To that end, Roblox Studio will add "VR" as a new device type on the Creator Dashboard and Game Settings panel at some point in "the next few days" - meaning developers can start preparing their games for Meta Quest (restricted to users ages 13+) ahead of the public-facing open beta's launch. While Roblox has previously supported VR through PC headsets, the jump to Meta Quest will see it introduce a new standalone VR mode for untethered devices. Manage cookie settings Newscast: Is Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition now a done deal? Watch on YouTube To see this content please enable targeting cookies.
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