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Roblox Platform High-Level Roadmap

Roblox Platform High-Level Roadmap

Welcome to the high-level roadmap for the Roblox platform, where you can gain a general understanding of some of the features we are currently considering. This is a living document and we will be updating it approximately every month.

Please note that our goal is to provide you with the best updates possible. Sometimes, bugs or technical complications may cause us to delay launches and ensure that we're shipping reliable features.

If you would like more information on the roadmap — specifically what is changing between each update — please see here.

Last Updated - 27th June 2022
See here for specific Studio release changelogs
Feature Status Launched

Automatic Translation - In-Experience

All experiences are automatically translated to all supported languages (in-experience strings). [info]
Rolling Out

Q1 2021

Automatic Translation - Language Support

We currently support: Chinese - Simplified, Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. Adding Thai and Turkish in Q1 2022. [info]
Rolling Out

Q1 2021

Modern Studio

New and consistent icons, colors and fonts that scale across all screen sizes and resolutions. Great and fast widget docking. Responsive ribbon that intuitively scales to window size.
Rolling Out

Q2 2022

Creator Marketplace Discoverability

Changes that will make it easier to discover content while protecting the community from malicious content and spam [info]
Live

Q2 2022

DataStore APIs for Open Cloud

Access datastore using Open Cloud APIs [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Embedded Images in Talent Hub

Directly upload images on Talent Hub [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Gamepad UI Selection APIs

New set of gamepad APIs to provide additional control [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Gamepad Virtual Cursor APIs

Additional options to set the state of the Virtual Cursor within code [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Parallel Lua

Enabling Lua scripts to be run on separate hardware threads. [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Pivot Editor

Allows developers to change the point about which 3D objects are rotated and scaled in Studio. [info]
Live

Q2 2022

Layered Clothing Opt-Out

Layered Clothing is enabled by default for all experiences. [info]
Live

Q1 2022

Open Cloud support for groups

Group owners can set permissions to allow certain members to create API keys to access group owned resources. [info]
Live

Q1 2022

Context-aware Autocomplete

More powerful Script Editor autocomplete [info]
Live

Q4 2021

Better Breakpoint (Logpoint and more)

Introduce Logpoint and consolidate breakpoint presets in Studio debugger [info]
Live

Q4 2021

Allow Renaming of Groups

Allow Group owners to change the name of their Group for a fee. [info]
Live

Q4 2021

New Script Editor Scrollbar Markers

Easily navigate your scripts through scrollbar markers. [info]
Live

Q4 2021

Custom Pivot Points

Allow custom pivot points while building. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

DataStore v2.0

Enhanced DataStore functionality. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Heightmaps v2

Updated heightmap importer to allow faster iteration with larger, higher-quality terrain. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Memory Store

Shared memory service across all game servers. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Open Cloud

Open access to Roblox Cloud endpoints. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Procedural Skies

Procedural clouds [info]
Live

Q3 2021

SurfaceAppearance

Add SurfaceAppearance object that enables PBR textures for MeshParts [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Talent Hub

Find other creators to form teams and collaborate on bigger and better games. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

2FA with Authenticator App

Additional layer of security for developers. [info]
Live

Q3 2021

Features in Beta »
Feature Status

Intuitive Debugger

Debugger overhaul with intuitive UI and powerful, stable backend support [info]
Open Beta

PBR Textures via Mesh Importer

Support for importing PBR textures via the new mesh importer [info]
Open Beta

Dynamic Heads

Create, modify, and integrate Dynamic Heads in Studio [info]
Open Beta

Documentation Site

Overhaul of DevHub to enable improved documentation and navigation [info]
Open Beta

CanvasGroup

Group transparency on UI groups [info]
Open Beta

Accessory Fitting Tool

Streamlines the accessory creation process for both layered and rigid accessories. [info]
Open Beta

Automatic Skinning Transfer

Allows accessories to fit on to and deform accurately with a wide variety of different characters and avatars. [info]
Open Beta

Custom Materials

Customize built-in part and terrain materials. [info]
Open Beta

Volumetric Sounds

Sounds emit from every point on the surface when childed to a Block, Ball, or Cylinder part. [info]
Open Beta

Monetization Metrics Dashboard

Monetization metrics for the Analytics Dashboard [info]
Closed Beta

Dev Analytics Standard Dashboard

Analytics dashboard with standard KPIs. [info]
Closed Beta

Outlines for Parts/Models

Allow developers to highlight certain models with a colored outline.
Closed Beta

Features under Investigation »
This is not a complete list of all features we're currently working on; it is merely some large features which we are currently investigating, ordered by how far along we are in our investigation.
Feature Status

Automatic Translation - Automatic Updates

Currently, any of the improvements that we are making via Roblox Translate are not replacing the old translations for experiences who have enabled automatic translation. This feature will allow us to automatically update translations for creators who have opted into AT so that all experiences can benefit from the improvements we make.
Investigating

Automatic Translation - Experience Listings

All experiences are automatically translated to all supported languages (experience listings). All experiences are currently eligible to enable automatic translation for experience listings, but this rollout will enable AT by default for all experiences. An A|B test is planned for Q3 2022.
Investigating

Script Editor Plugins

Studio Plugins can now access and extend Script Editor functionality through a rich API.
Investigating

Script Editor Plugins

Studio Plugins can now access and extend Script Editor functionality through a rich API.
Investigating

Open Cloud Documentation

New section on DocsSite where Creators can find comprehensive reference for Open Cloud endpoints.
Investigating

Open Cloud OAuth2

App developers can register on Roblox and allow their users to easily authorize the app to access users' resources.
Investigating

Unified Resources Navigation

Creators will be able to navigate to any other Resource, at any time, using a common top-level navigation.
Investigating