Roblox is providing builders one other technique to earn cash by permitting them to supply subscriptions inside their experiences, in response to a weblog put up printed Tuesday. The Verge experiences: Roblox already gives builders a whole lot of methods to monetize their experiences, together with the flexibility to promote digital objects in an expertise or on the Roblox market, providing in-experience passes to sure content material and gating experiences behind paid entry. Nonetheless, these examples are all one-time charges, and Roblox argues that subscriptions would supply a means for builders to “set up a recurring financial relationship with their customers and probably improve the predictability of their earnings.” (Different monetization choices embody subscriptions to personal servers, engagement-based payouts, and slotting in Roblox’s “Immersive Adverts.”)
Subscriptions would additionally give Roblox one other factor it could possibly level to as a cause to develop for its metaverse platform as a substitute of others. Epic Video games’ new system for Fortnite, for instance, rewards creators primarily based on components like how lengthy individuals play their experiences however would not permit creators to straight promote digital items or subscriptions inside these experiences. Builders on the lookout for extra flexibility in how they monetize may select Roblox as a substitute.