Best case scenario for this is...replace Roblox with games that don't have reward systems solely based on you playing as long as possible. We are losing a generation of children to these games.

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estearum an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Having been a young game-addicted person in the past, I would assume the addictive part of Roblox is the social component, no?

Is it really just that they give kids nice shiny imaginary points for playing longer?

	▲	watwut 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Kids I know genuinely liked playing Roblox games. It was not just shiny imaginary points, it was that games were "for them" and they did not needed money to try another one.

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stephenlf 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I predict a very orthogonal outcome. This is an interesting experiment. If it gains some traction, Roblox and Minecraft are both very well situated to build a similar product and dominate the market.

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hmokiguess 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If anything, this is them trying to eat their lunch by grabbing the market share and using the same playbook.

Do you really think Google cares about gameplay in the same likes of, say, Nintendo?

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zamadatix 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think Google gives a crap about games one way or the other, they just want people to use their AI.

	▲	geraldwhen an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If that were true, they would release Gemini 4.

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watwut an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Who is it "we" that is loosing a generation of children and for what purpose are those people loosing them?