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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