Roblox is coming to PS4 and PS5

Roblox will lastly be accessible on PlayStation quickly. At its 2023 Roblox Builders Convention (RDC) on Friday, Roblox introduced that its well-liked social and gaming app is coming to PS4 and PS5 in October.

Roblox, which is free to obtain, is already out on a bunch of platforms, together with PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and Xbox, however the lack of assist for Sony’s consoles has felt like a notable gap in Roblox’s lineup. There have been some clues {that a} PlayStation model has been within the works, although: a 2022 job itemizing indicated that Roblox was hiring for a PlayStation engineer, and CEO David Baszucki hinted on an August earnings name that the corporate has been taking a look at bringing the app to PlayStation and Nintendo Change.

Roblox guarantees that PlayStation gamers will have the ability to entry “the complete catalog of Roblox experiences,” so it sounds such as you’ll have the ability to log in to your account and soar proper into your favourite experiences as soon as the app is obtainable on PS4 and PS5.

I requested the corporate a few potential Change launch. “We wish Roblox to be on all units, wherever around the globe. Right now, we at present don’t have any imminent plans to have Roblox accessible on the Nintendo Change,” spokesperson Roman Skuratovskiy mentioned in an announcement to The Verge. Nonetheless, onstage at RDC, Baszucki closely teased that Roblox will likely be increasing to extra locations: “keep tuned, as a result of there are extra platforms to come back.”

The corporate additionally shared that the Meta Quest Roblox app will likely be “broadly accessible” later in September. Roblox launched an open beta of the Quest app in July, and it acquired over one million installs within the first 5 days following that launch. There are additionally upgrades coming to the Xbox app, together with an improved consumer expertise and the promise of frequent updates.