Only the behemoths CoD: Modern Warfare 2 and Fortnite hold their own Roblox. Certainly, the indestructible battle royale from Epic Games is still number one on PlayStation (although its revenues are tending to decline), but the arrival of the competing metaverse risks reshuffling the cards in the future. Unfortunately, the Circana organization was not able to reveal the exact attendance figures.
Lonely Metaverse
At the same time, Roblox Corp is tightening the screws on teleworking: the vast majority of its employees will have to return face-to-face to its premises in San Mateo, California. Founder and CEO David Baszucki said that while the transition to remote during successive waves of COVID-19 had been generally successful, it was necessary to repeal these provisions in the name ofinnovation, whatever that means. Baszucki also argues that nothing can replace face-to-face social integration of new recruits. This puts weight on the wing of the champions of the metaverses as substitutes for offices, such as Carrefour, Meta and… Roblox Corp, which until recently practiced job interviews on its own platform.
All employees able to reach San Mateo will have to accept a hybrid schedule with in-person work from Tuesday to Thursday or leave in exchange for compensation. As for workers whose situation does not allow them to move to California, they will keep their position until April 15, 2024 while they pivot professionally. Certain employees will be exempt from returning to the office, such as moderators or individuals “with particular skills or significant institutional knowledge“.
During the Roblox Developers Conference last September, David Baszucki made 10 predictions about the future of Roblox. Among his more or less crazy ideas, we find an official dating application, a concert for 1 million spectators with motion capture and the valuation of a billion-dollar Roblox experiences developer. There is also the majority use of Roblox above Zoom or Skype for remote meetings. This fad is easier to describe than to implement…
As for the Switch, the final frontier, Roblox n / A not yet planned to put your lines of code there.