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The growth of Roblox, both as a platform and as a company, continued into 2021 and the following years.<ref name=":35">{{Cite news |last=Stanton |first=Rich |date=2022-02-16 |title=If Roblox's daily users were a country, it would be bigger than Canada |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/if-robloxs-daily-users-were-a-country-it-would-be-bigger-than-canada/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":36">{{Cite web |last=Monica |first=Paul R. La |date=2021-03-10 |title=Roblox goes public and the gaming platform is instantly worth more than $45 billion |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/10/investing/roblox-stock-direct-listing/index.html |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Ana |date=2021-03-11 |title=Why is everyone talking about Roblox? |url=https://www.polygon.com/22326123/what-is-roblox-explainer-public-offering |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2021, the Roblox Corporation [[Initial public offering|went public]], and became valued at $45 billion.<ref name=":36" /> Throughout 2021, Roblox averaged 45.5 million daily active users, a 40% increase from the end of 2020.<ref name=":35" /> In 2023, Roblox released public beta versions of the platform for [[Quest 2]] and [[Meta Quest Pro]] on July 27, with full versions released in September.<ref name="QuestBeta2">{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Jay |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Roblox is now available to try on Meta Quest VR headsets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23810093/meta-quest-roblox-vr-headsets-beta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909082101/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23810093/meta-quest-roblox-vr-headsets-beta |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> At the same time, a port of Roblox to the [[PlayStation 4]] were announced,<ref name="QuestRelease2">{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Jay |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Roblox is finally coming to PlayStation |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23863712/roblox-playstation-ps4-ps5-rdc-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909081415/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23863712/roblox-playstation-ps4-ps5-rdc-2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> and later released on October 10.<ref name="PSRelease2">{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Roblox launches on PlayStation in October |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-launches-on-playstation-in-october |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925053738/https://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-launches-on-playstation-in-october |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |language=en}}</ref> It is playable on the [[PlayStation 5]] via [[backward compatibility]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carcasole |first=David |date=2023-10-10 |title=Roblox Is Now Available On PS5 And PS4 |url=https://www.psu.com/news/roblox-is-now-available-on-ps5-and-ps4/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=PlayStation Universe |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Roblox made it to where games on the platform are referred to as "experiences" following the platform's involvement in the ''[[Epic Games v. Apple]]'' lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batchelor |first=James |date=2022-04-01 |title=Roblox backs Apple in ongoing battle against Epic's appeal |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-backs-apple-in-ongoing-battle-against-epics-appeal |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |language=en}}</ref> In June of that year, Roblox was sued by the [[National Music Publishers' Association]] (NMPA), alleging that the platform allowed users to upload copyrighted music without obtaining proper licensing, and made children believe that [[Music piracy|pirating music]] was acceptable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Tori |date=10 June 2021 |title=Music publishers sue Roblox in $200 million copyright infringement lawsuit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/music-publishers-sue-roblox-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106183536/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/music-publishers-sue-roblox-copyright-infringement-lawsuit/ |archive-date=January 6, 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> The lawsuit was dropped by September, ending with the Roblox Corporation and the NMPA forming a collaboration to establish a framework for future publisher partnerships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Cathy |date=27 September 2021 |title=National Music Publishers Assn. Drops $200 Million Roblox Lawsuit, Forms Partnership For Metaverse |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2021/09/27/national-music-publishers-assn-drops-200-mil-roblox-lawsuit-forms-partnership-for-metaverse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128092815/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyolson/2021/09/27/national-music-publishers-assn-drops-200-mil-roblox-lawsuit-forms-partnership-for-metaverse/ |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
After being given permission in late 2020, Roblox released in China in July 2021.<ref name=":39" /> This version of the platform, officially known as LuoBu,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sophie McEvoy |date=2023-10-24 |title=Roblox China affected by layoffs |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-china-affected-by-layoffs |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=February 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228000427/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-china-affected-by-layoffs |url-status=live }}</ref> was published and operated by Tencent,<ref name=":39">{{Cite web |last=Liang |first=Lu-Hai |date=2022-01-09 |title=Roblox Shuts Down In China As It Works On Rebuild |url=https://www.thegamer.com/roblox-closes-in-china-rebuilding/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[TheGamer]] |language=en}}</ref> and was heavily restricted due to [[Video games in China|China's regulations on video games]].<ref name=":40">{{Cite web |title=Roblox's China ambitions risk falling flat |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8542ddf7-0962-4019-9450-10f2ec7b9d07 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[Financial Times]] |date=November 20, 2021 |language=en-GB |last1=Olcott |first1=Eleanor }}</ref> LuoBu failed to grow to substantially throughout its history, and was unable to generate much profit.<ref name=":40" /> In January 2022, LuoBu was shut down, with Roblox stating that they were going to redevelop the release, and that LuoBu was only ever intended to be a test version.<ref name=":39" /> In July of that year, documents of business slides from presentations as early as 2017 were leaked online by an unknown hacker. These documents revealed that the Roblox Corporation was planning to make several changes to the platform worldwide to comply with [[Internet censorship in China|Chinese internet censorship laws]], and that prior to canceling operations, they were concerned that Tencent would hack the platform and attempt to create a competitor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |date=July 26, 2022 |title=Revealed: Documents Show How Roblox Planned to Bend to Chinese Censorship |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/revealed-documents-show-how-roblox-planned-to-bend-to-chinese-censorship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725142942/https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxndpx/revealed-documents-show-how-roblox-planned-to-bend-to-chinese-censorship |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=[[Motherboard (website)|Motherboard]] |publisher=Vice Media Group LLC}}</ref>
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