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On April 2026 that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baszucki |first=David |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title=Roblox Introduces New Age-Based Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for Users Under 16 |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live |website=Roblox}}</ref> | On April 2026 that Roblox will be Introducing Roblox Kids and Roblox Select: age-based accounts that use age-check technology to deliver tailored content, safer chat, and expanded parental controls for users under 16 and required to age verify to be able to play Moderate games <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baszucki |first=David |date=Apr 13, 2026 |title=Roblox Introduces New Age-Based Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for Users Under 16 |url=https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/introducing-roblox-kids-and-select-accounts |url-status=live |website=Roblox}}</ref> | ||
=== | ===Switching away from 2D/Classic Faces=== | ||
On 27th January, 2026, Roblox announced via a DevForum post that they would be fully migrating all 2D faces to Dynamic Heads and removing 2D face and Classic Head support entirely. <ref>{{Cite web |last=GeneralRelish |first= |date=2026-01-27 |title=Completing the Dynamic Head Migration |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307020815/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Roblox Developer Forum}}</ref> Roblox claimed that all Dynamic Heads would have 1:1 parity with the original 2D faces, which was quickly pointed out as untrue across comments on the DevForum, with some users guessing that the majority of the new Dynamic Heads were AI generated. Roblox previously supported Classic Heads with 2D faces, the majority of these heads were paid cosmetics sold under the pretense that support for them would continue. With this update, Roblox has discontinued support for this paid product, changing the terms of the sale after consumers purchased it. | On 27th January, 2026, Roblox announced via a DevForum post that they would be fully migrating all 2D faces to Dynamic Heads and removing 2D face and Classic Head support entirely. <ref>{{Cite web |last=GeneralRelish |first= |date=2026-01-27 |title=Completing the Dynamic Head Migration |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307020815/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/completing-the-dynamic-head-migration/4301387 |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Roblox Developer Forum}}</ref> Roblox claimed that all Dynamic Heads would have 1:1 parity with the original 2D faces, which was quickly pointed out as untrue across comments on the DevForum, with some users guessing that the majority of the new Dynamic Heads were AI generated. Roblox previously supported Classic Heads with 2D faces, the majority of these heads were paid cosmetics sold under the pretense that support for them would continue. With this update, Roblox has discontinued support for this paid product, changing the terms of the sale after consumers purchased it. | ||
On 5th March, 2026, Roblox amended the DevForum post claiming that they would work with Kestrel, a well known UGC brand on the Roblox platform, to review the 1:1 migration of 2D faces. On 23rd March, 2026, Roblox fully rolled out the update, releasing sub-standard 3D heads and removing 2D faces and Classic Heads. Kestrel's Creative Director Ana went on X (Formerly Twitter) to state that Roblox had released the update without consulting Kestrel in any way, and that Roblox had released the update early. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ana |first= |date=2026-03-23 |title=Ana on X: |url=https://x.com/Anareloux/status/2036175481624486264 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=X}}</ref> This led to several users on the DevForum to believe that Kestrel had approved of the update, damaging Kestrel's reputation. | On 5th March, 2026, Roblox amended the DevForum post claiming that they would work with Kestrel, a well known UGC brand on the Roblox platform, to review the 1:1 migration of 2D faces. On 23rd March, 2026, Roblox fully rolled out the update, releasing sub-standard 3D heads and removing 2D faces and Classic Heads. Kestrel's Creative Director Ana went on X (Formerly Twitter) to state that Roblox had released the update without consulting Kestrel in any way, and that Roblox had released the update early. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ana |first= |date=2026-03-23 |title=Ana on X: |url=https://x.com/Anareloux/status/2036175481624486264 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=X}}</ref> This led to several users on the DevForum to believe that Kestrel had approved of the update, damaging Kestrel's reputation. | ||
====Removal Of Faces==== | |||
This switch of 2D/Classic faces to the Dynamic Head ones also lead to some 2D faces being straight up removed, with no refunds being given to affected users. One of these deleted faces is the 'Koala' face that was released in 2009 with the price of 28 Robux.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koala {{!}} Roblox Wiki {{!}} Fandom |url=https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Catalog:Koala |url-status=live |website=Fandom}}</ref> | |||
===Requiring a Roblox+ subscription in order to publish games=== | ===Requiring a Roblox+ subscription in order to publish games=== | ||