Summary

  • Roblox plans to add in-experience text chat for Xbox and PlayStation by late 2024, enhancing communication for console players.
  • The addition of text chat on consoles has sparked mixed reactions within the Roblox community, with concerns about moderation.
  • Roblox also aims to introduce automatic text translation in in-experience images to break language barriers between players.

According to its roadmap for the end of the year, Roblox plans to introduce in-experience text chat functionality for PlayStation and Xbox consoles by late 2024. This update could be a game changer for Roblox console players, who currently have limited ways to communicate in the game, unlike those playing on PC and mobile devices.

Roblox has grown into a massive platform since its launch in 2006, allowing players to create their own games or enjoy those made by others. Although Roblox has been accused of artificially inflating its player count numbers, the game is a global phenomenon with about 200 million active users and an inspired community regularly creating new games and sharing them with all players. Over 18 years after its initial release, Roblox continues to regularly publish updates to improve its game creation system and the overall gameplay experience, with the addition of new features and revamped mechanics.

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Roblox announced on its official roadmap that the in-experience text chat functionality will be available for PlayStation and Xbox players by late 2024. This feature, already available on PC and mobile, will give Roblox console players the ability to chat with friends and other players much more easily while they are in a Roblox game. While text chat will soon be available for PlayStation and Xbox players, console Roblox players still don’t have the ability to enable voice chat. Nonetheless, the addition of in-experience text chat for Roblox console players will surely change the way they experience the game and give them more options to interact with others.

Roblox Adding In-Experience Text Chat on PlayStation and Xbox

The Roblox console community seems to have mixed reactions regarding the upcoming update introducing in-experience text chat to Xbox and PlayStation. Some players are excited about the possibility of finally being able to chat with their friends on consoles, considering this feature should have been added years ago. However, some players are less enthusiastic, noting that the absence of chat was a way to avoid toxic interactions in the game’s younger community. Roblox previously faced a lawsuit from players’ parents over “harmful content” and may need to enforce additional moderation to ensure a safe space when text chat is enabled.

On top of adding in-experience text chat for Roblox on PlayStation and Xbox, the creator roadmap revealed that Roblox aims to automatically translate text inside in-experience images to break down language barriers. To benefit from these enhancements, Roblox players should update their game and make sure they have the latest version. These updates, which should roll out between the end of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, will enhance the overall chat features available in Roblox to let players communicate more easily.

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September 1, 2006
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Teen / Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
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Roblox Corporation
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Roblox Corporation
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PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Android, iOS, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro
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