Roblox hosted its 11th annual Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) on the 5th (US local time).

The conference serves as an annual gathering for Roblox officials, creators, artists, designers, brands, and influencers to congregate.

Starting with this year's RDC, Roblox is increasing its Developer Exchange (DevEX) payout rates, allowing creators—those who actually build content on the platform—to walk away with approximately 8.5% more in cash earnings.

The average earnings for the top 1,000 Roblox developers have surged 2.9 times since 2020, reaching roughly 1 million USD. Furthermore, total payouts over the 12 months ending June 30th exceeded 1 billion USD.

Several new features were unveiled, starting with the integration of 'interaction' into 3D production technology. This allows for complex dynamics between objects, environments, and users. Where creators were previously limited to merely building a car, they can now implement functional mechanics like realistic driving or operating car doors. This feature enters a pilot phase in Q4 of this year.

Real-time voice chat translation is also on the horizon. When users engage in voice chat, their speech will be translated into the listener's native language. This builds upon the real-time text chat translation feature Roblox introduced back in February of last year.

Text-to-speech and speech-to-text APIs are being introduced as well. These tools allow for seamless conversion between text and audio. Roblox is providing 10 distinct voice options for text-to-audio conversion, alongside voice command functionality that lets users trigger actions like 'open the door' or 'fire laser' through simple spoken prompts. These features will roll out sequentially by the end of the year.

By the end of September, the Assistant will support the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The Assistant helps creators handle coding and development tasks using natural language; with this update, bringing in assets created in external programs becomes significantly easier.

A new 'Server Authority' mode is also in the pipeline. This is intended to curb in-game cheating while making physical interactions during gameplay feel more grounded. Alongside this, the team is updating avatars to handle movements like climbing, running, and hurdling more realistically, while also giving the engine a performance boost.

Additionally, Roblox is introducing 'Roblox Moments' to let players capture and share gameplay snippets as short-form videos. The 'Licensed Catalog'—a collection of IP available for use in content creation—will now feature Blue Lock, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and The Blair Witch Project. To top it off, Roblox is fast-tracking the launch of its São Paulo data center.