• AProfessional@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Really? It runs everywhere (browser, mobile), it targets young children (a huge and passionate group), it is absolutely full of content (made for free/cheap by other children).

    It is the most obviously successful formula I could imagine.

    • I Cast Fist
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      1 year ago

      Don’t forget all the predatory money incentives to trick kids into doing more free labor for them

    • Navigate@partizle.com
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      1 year ago

      Nowadays I don’t think the games are made by fellow children as much. There’s whole teams of adults making money off of Roblox games

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        There’s whole teams of adults making money scraping peanuts off of Roblox games

        ftfy

        Unless you meant the gray/black markets, those give off more real money than Roblox does to its content creators

    • danhasnolife@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Good points. I guess I was thinking about it from the stereotypical “adult gamer with disposable income” perspective. Not those gamer’s kids.