Roblox is ending Windows 7 support

Summary

  • Roblox has officially ended support for the popular game creation platform on Windows 7 devices, discontinuing the game on older operating systems.

  • Roblox's removal of Windows 7 support follows several other games and gaming platforms recently dropping support for older versions of Windows.

  • Roblox has continued to expand its reach through collaborations with major brands and franchises such as One Piece, My Hero Academia and Payday.

Fans discover this Roblox has officially ended support for versions of the game running on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 hardware. Since its launch in 2006, the online gaming platform has continued to grow in popularity and has become one of the most popular gaming and game development platforms in the world. Roblox has an impressive player base of well over 100 million players worldwide. Some studies suggest that more than half of American children play the game regularly. Now a small group of players are losing access to the popular gaming platform.

While Roblox The game was originally launched as a PC-exclusive game development platform and has been ported to multiple consoles and other devices in recent years. Roblox At the beginning of the 2010s, the jump to iOS and Android was made, and in 2023 a VR version for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro even became available. Roblox also caused a stir at the end of 2023 when the gaming platform finally launched on PlayStation consoles Roblox will be released in October 2023 for both PS4 and PS5. However, a new update will remove access to the game from a shrinking group of players.

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A recent post shared by Reddit user Tailsgenesis on the official site Roblox subreddit confirms that the platform has been discontinued on Windows 7. The post serves as a reminder of the gaming platform's support on Windows 7, which dates back more than a decade since its release Roblox on Windows 7 in 2009. Shutting down Windows 7 Roblox joins the previously discontinued Windows 8 version, with it confirmed that Windows 8.1 support has also been discontinued. Support for Windows 7 version of Roblox should officially end on January 16th.

Roblox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1

While RobloxThe end of support for the Windows 7 version of the game will be a sad moment for some fans, but its inevitable end is likely to be far from unexpected. Several games have begun dropping support for older versions of Windows, with Rockstar discontinuing the Rockstar Games Launcher for Windows 7 in early 2024. Microsoft itself began phasing out its updates for Windows 7 platforms in 2022, with the operating system no longer receiving new security updates or support from Microsoft 365.

The end of RobloxThe support for Windows 7 comes as the gaming platform has continued to expand its reach in recent years. Roblox has recently launched several officially licensed gaming experiences on the platform including One Piece Grand Arena as a collaboration with Toei and Eiichiro Oda. Other popular franchises like My Hero Academia And payday have also launched their own licensed games Roblox also often in partnership with Roblox Creator. Roblox Fans will say goodbye to the Windows 7 and 8 versions of the game when the game celebrates its 20th anniversary next year.

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Released

September 1, 2006

developer

Roblox Corporation

Publisher)

Roblox Corporation

ESRB

T for teenagers

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