{"id":41677,"date":"2023-12-12T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1943174"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:27:44","slug":"is-roblox-shutting-down-in-2024-rumours-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-roblox-shutting-down-in-2024-rumours-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Roblox shutting down in 2024? Rumours explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> We wouldn&#8217;t bet Robux on it. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 12 December 2023 at 14:23 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Rumours about Roblox shutting down come and go, and we at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> have to do our due diligence to get to the bottom of them \u2013 so is Roblox shutting down in 2024?<\/p>\n<p>Without giving anything away, there may be some wolf-crying going on \u2013 as is usually the case.<\/p>\n<p>But if it were to close down, you\u2019d want some excellent tunes to toast the end of the road, and we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-music-codes\/\">best Roblox song IDs<\/a> to see out the supposed finale of Roblox.<\/p>\n<p>There are also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-image-id\/\">best Roblox image IDs<\/a>\u00a0to get a good chuckle out of your Roblox pals.<\/p>\n<p>But with so much user-generated content, it\u2019s wise for parents to ask if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-parents-guide-safe\/\">Roblox is safe for children<\/a>. If they do, then you\u2019ll need to get clued up on everything about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-login-account-password\/\">Roblox login<\/a> process and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-ps4-release-date\/\">how to play Roblox on PS4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re in, make sure you look the part with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/roblox-ps4-release-date\/\">Roblox shirt IDs<\/a>. Just because it could be the end of Roblox shouldn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s the end of fashion, too!<\/p>\n<p>But enough of our malarkey. Read on to see if Roblox is shutting down in 2024!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is Roblox shutting down in 2024?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>No, Roblox is not shutting down in 2024<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And why would it? Roblox revealed their Q3 2023 financial results on X (formerly Twitter), and it\u2019s safe to say that the game makes a pretty penny despite being free to play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning, we announced our Q3 2023 financial results. Check out our full earnings report, including our Letter to Shareholders:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjtvoPJvkE\">https:\/\/t.co\/vjtvoPJvkE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sp5P5cJvYv\">pic.twitter.com\/Sp5P5cJvYv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Roblox (@Roblox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roblox\/status\/1722250610236661845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>$713.2 million is not to be sniffed at, especially when there has been a 38 per cent year-on-year increase. You can also see on their <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.roblox.com\/overview\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investor relations page<\/a> that Roblox has 70.2 million daily active users as of 30th September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>With all that taken into consideration, it\u2019s safe to say that you will still be able to play Roblox for many years to come.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Where did the Roblox shutting down rumours come from?<\/b><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"Roblox Is Shutting Down 1\/1\/2024\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CtqWbPHDX90?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>As always, these sorts of rumours spawn from the deepest depths of social media, where users create \u201cclickbait\u201d content in order to drive engagement.<\/p>\n<p>YouTuber sarriebearrie made a very funny feature, which we\u2019ve included above, explaining and exploring this phenomenon where, owing to the younger audience of Roblox, many players fall victim to rumours and supposed leaks.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6342161071112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>There are many fake tweets, too, from accounts purporting to be the developers, which get screenshotted and spread across TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I was a child on TikTok and I saw this on my \u2018For You\u2019 page, I would believe it\u2026 I see this tweet from Roblox. Why would I not believe it?\u201d muses sarriebearri, which sums up how these rumours gain traction.<\/p>\n<p>Many children will not have a Twitter account, and won\u2019t necessarily be accessing the platform to find out if the tweets are real or not.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t be quick to judge the naivety of youth. Cast your mind back to when you were in school and how quickly rumours would become fact.<\/p>\n<p>Did you believe your jelly aliens would have babies if you put them in the same egg? 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