Roblox High School

Roblox is rolling out voice chat, high-fidelity avatars, and age recommendations

Roblox said it is rolling out voice chat for those who are 13 and older on its user-generated content platform.

The company believes in creating meaningful connections for its players, and so it hopes that communication on Roblox will mirror all the ways we communicate in the real world. The company made the announcement at its Roblox Developer Conference (RDC) event.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.