Roblox launches a new chat system centered on Roblox as their response to Discord.

Admittedly, Roblox has skillfully converted its player base into an infinite source of monetizable content, offering them a tiny fraction of the profits, but one day, people might start logging off from Roblox. Sounds absurd, doesn’t it?

Perhaps for this reason, the game has introduced an exclusive chat client named Party, which enables players to chat and group up without depending on external platforms like Discord. This text-based messaging app will be available across numerous games on Roblox and support a maximum of six players in a group at the time of its release.

The promising part is that those concerned about accessibility and the game’s moderation atmosphere can exhale a little sigh of relief knowing that the developers have limited the chat feature to only users flagged 13 or older. This means not all can use it. Whether this will prevent potential problems remains to be seen, but at least the slightly older players can presumably utilize the in-game chat that operates across several game modes.

Of significance is our recent report on how MMORPG Pax Dei is doing exactly the reverse of what Roblox is venturing here; Pax Dei is incorporating Discord into the game itself, enabling players to effortlessly connect with their social networks both inside and outside the game.