are the roblox servers in china

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ROBLOX servers have been temporarily shut down in China just five months after the game's release. Renamed LuoBuLeSi for the Chinese market, Roblox released on iOS and Android but was pulled from the respective app stores on December 8. 1 Roblox amassed 1.8M users in China before getting shut down Credit: Roblox Corp.

Roblox pauses service in China as it takes 'important transitory actions' On December 8, Roblox's Chinese version LuoBuLeSi, published and operated by Tencent, abruptly closed down its server five months after it launched on iOS and Android.Jan 7, 2022

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What happened to Roblox servers in China?

ROBLOX servers have been temporarily shut down in China just five months after the game's release. Renamed LuoBuLeSi for the Chinese market, Roblox released on iOS and Android but was pulled from the respective app stores on December 8.

Is there a Chinese version of Roblox?

Roblox China was the Mainland Chinese version of Roblox (Simplified Chinese: 罗布乐思 Luóbùlèsī; officially shortened to LuoBu ). LuoBu was released as a mobile app for iOS and Android on July 13, 2021, alongside the official release of the Nezha Obby Event. A Chinese version of Roblox Studio was downloadable prior to this.

How do Chinese Roblox players get usernames?

Chinese Roblox players get a username formatted as "Robloxian" followed by 9 random lowercase letters and numbers, as seen in various videos featured on the LuoBu platform. These usernames do not show up in Player search results.

Is Tencent working on Roblox in China?

“ Tencent is the perfect partner for Roblox in China ” added Roblox founder and CEO Dave Baszucki. “ They have a deep understanding of the Chinese market and share our belief of the power of digital creation and our vision to bring the world together through play. ”

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Features

When a Roblox player outside of Mainland China attempts to join a Chinese Roblox server, they will get Error Code 524 (You do not have permission to join this experience).

History

The partnership with Tencent, that began in 2019, is centered on a joint venture in which Roblox owns a 51 percent controlling stake and Songhua, a Tencent affiliate, owns a 49 percent stake. According to the prospectus, Tencent currently intends to publish and operate a localized version of the Roblox Platform, LuoBu.

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Chinese Social Media flooded with complaints from angry players against Roblox

LuoBuLeSi, the Chinese version of Roblox, was launched by Chinese giant Tencent saw its servers abruptly be shut down today. The sudden closure of servers was understandably not at all well received by players with several of them taking to Chinese social media sites to complain about the shutdown.

Developers to bring a new version of Roblox in China

The developers promised that a “newer” version of the game is on its way soon but more information past that remains unclear. It is assumed that the shutdown was because the game did not meet some of China’s strict regulatory policies and that the newer version would bring some changes adhering to the same.

Uproar after Roblox services paused in China signals at its massive following

There were also other obstacles for LuoBuLeSi. The Chinese government’s strict crackdown on the number of hours of gaming among children and younger adults meant that LuoBuLeSi’s audience was adversely affected. Nonetheless, it retained a strong following as evidenced by the uproar over its abrupt shutdown.

roblox is so boring this year.. same old boring games.. no new enjoyable games.. no new good games.. just boring.. I used to have fun but nowadays its so boring.. when you go to the games page to play a new game and you find a new game but its boring.

roblox is so boring this year.. same old boring games.. no new enjoyable games.. no new good games.. just boring.. I used to have fun but nowadays its so boring.. when you go to the games page to play a new game and you find a new game but its boring..

This new error screen is really good

Roblox is a game creation platform/game engine that allows users to design their own games and play a wide variety of different types of games created by other users.

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