RDC 2023: New Features and Product Announcements | 2023 Roblox Developers Conference Highlights

This past weekend, Roblox hosted their annual Developers Conference. The Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) is an invite-only hybrid (in-person and online) event that brings together the most innovative creators from the global community so they can build connections, learn, and share ideas. This video condenses down the original keynote session to highlight the key new features and product announcements that were revealed during the event.
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 Dave Baszucki takes the stage
0:52 Metrics and numbers
1:56 Creator earnings
2:50 The future of avatar features
4:41 AI generated avatars
2:26 Realistic avatar movement
6:55 Using real names on Roblox
7:17 Capture screenshots and share in-experience
7:49 Roblox Connect
10:46 PlayStation and Meta Quest launch
12:12 Insights Dashboard
12:45 Avatar Marketplace Analytics
13:03 Personalized Notifications
13:27 Economy roadmap
13:35 Anyone can publish items to the Avatar Marketplace
14:49 Experience Subscriptions
15:28 Earn 100% of revenue on Creator Marketplace
16:19 New tools make it easier to make Heads and Bodies
16:50 Accessory refinement tools
17:19 Upper body tracking
17:50 Hydrodynamics
18:02 Prescribed Wind
18:23 Change grass height
19:15 New Audio API
20:07 Short form videos
21:02 Advanced lighting for Android devices
21:19 New lighting model for mid-range devices
21:31 StreamingEnabled improvements
22:21 Roblox servers and uptime
23:21 Anti-cheat software updates
24:58 Banning API
25:44 Text filter level by experience rating
27:26 Roblox Assistant in Studio
28:34 Moderation improvements and ban appeals
29:22 Experience ownership transfer
30:03 New collaboration features in Studio
30:35 Studio Luau file syncing
31:03 Roblox Assistant on web
31:39 Texture Generator
32:00 Dave's New 5 Year Projections
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[@Brandon302]

Sad that RDC ended like that but excited for the new updates on roblox 😁😊

[@milliemillard7586]

I’m subbed

[@gh0std4niel]

@@milliemillard7586who asked

[@Arthur01907I]

@@gh0std4niel who answer? If no one asked? You.

[@wafflesareyum125]

oMl i sEe yOu eVeRyWhErE-

[@MarshaAulia-xi4vi]

RDC 23 yay gooo

[@MultiZernez]

35:06 lol the audience groaning and the guilt in david's voice

[@drathonix9930]

Mega skull moment. Thanks for putting the timestamp here.

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

ooo excited for all this

[@cassidygrey616]

You could tell when David confirmed about RDC being canceled for the year, he seemed very sad. But I’m so excited for the updates and crazy ways that Roblox is going. I think Erik Cassel would be shocked tho 💀

[@brandongaming1049]

thanks you Roblox RDC 2023 can wait for RDC 2024 next year!

[@DigitalComputingOfficial]

imagine if it goes horribly wrong and those gun threats would be actually real. horrid

[@lionkingkanal1954]

THANKS TO David Bazsucki and Eric Cassel for this indescribably great game or gaming platform 💛♥️ ROBLOX ♥️💛

[@bejomy]

here before this blows :)

[@vxelroblox]

10:50 I was waiting for years to come out like I requested for PlayStation

[@ermm.0097]

I have the screen capture and the call. It works really good really good quality

[@i_know_your_address]

The updates I liked are the in-game calling and the ai avatar generator

[@ranveerroblox]

Here Before it blows up

[@adenembrey5692]

I LOVE ROBLOX! ❤😊🎉

[@mr.unknown-the-only-one]

This looks cool

[@moto3463]

Can we please get more realistic volumetric lighting and fix the glass material not letting neon material pass through. I am waiting for better futuristic lighting before I publish my game. Future lighting in game is still far from polished compared to other game engines. Also need better server bandwidth and higher resolution mesh textures, 2-4K resolutions.

[@mrdominos4821]

I was waiting for ROBLOX to be put on PlayStation so I’m happy 😃 so happy 😀 and happy 😊

[@smj64studiosgamer]

Epic

[@nickaustin1011]

I love Roblox!

[@netladp5961]

PLEASE tell me that anyone signing up for the dating app is immediately put on a watchlist

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

i downloaded minecraft when it was free before it costed money so now i still have it and got it for free

[@livinthedream2367]

In my opinion 25% of these ideas will make Roblox better and 75% are creating the foundation for Roblox demise. It’s unfortunate that money now drives a larger proportion of decision making.

[@austin6272]

majority of these are really good changes I don't see how any of these would "create the foundation for roblox's demise" other than the dating experiences which you need to be ID verified 17+ to play so it doesn't really change much

[@SirMemeV2]

Interesting year for RDC

[@jkeebla]

sirmeme 😂

[@SirMemeV2]

hi lol my RDC review video is uploading rn @@jkeebla

[@aeternus_.]

Wsp sirmeme

[@aeternus_.]

24:00

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

watched whole thing

[@bradchalmers668]

Is the ai avater creator going to be on mobile?!

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

im excited to get old in 2035 and suddenly me having 2013 account becomes relatively rare and old

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

roblox so young that the CEO still alive

[@reygenne1]

32:47 so yeehaw, wOo

[@Sparten-177]

Interesting

[@ashleenicolesamson5578]

Bro what about the low end device?

[@ghiktheoriginal]

i love how they dont even talk about the problems they have with moderation and just keep adding stuff that will make it even worst.. hell yeah dating for kids :) we def need that

[@hers6694]

not to mention it’s gonna open the floor completely to child predators and other weirdos that prey on vulnerable children ..nothing good can come of adding dating to this game

[@fifthdowntheline]

they literally talked about moderation + the dating thing is a 5 year prediction, not an update.. did you even watch the presentation?

[@kadenhays2331]

17+ year olds, not kids lol

[@Rebuff-original-]

WOW

[@slay-ri4ip]

what aobut the laptop 15

[@JustThat__Guy]

The crowd more hype about Playstation then Xbox

[@Freenan_bruhman3]

Is sad to see when erik gone for now😢

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

36:14 screensharing on roblox is WILDDDDD

[@Danielznxz]

Yes, future light is finally coming to Android 21:01

[@MaharshiUltraLegend]

5 months, don't think it's gonna happen til late 2024

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

27:50 OMG WTFF THIS WILL BE SO USEFUL I DONT KNOW HOW TO CODE AND SCRIPT AND I NEED SOMEONE TO JUST CREATE WHAT I THINK FOR ME AND MAKE THINGS APPEAR.

[@PlexityVoid]

as a coder, holy hell is that thing limited and it's so funky and doesnt understand you most of the time

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

wish someone could remake the roblox game ''dj club'' and have it be successful it has no players rn and i miss playing it when it had like 500 players.

[@brandongaming1049]

Why is Roblox Innovation Awards 2023 is Cancelled?

[@under1933]

A security threat came out of nowhere

[@brandongaming1049]

yes i did!

[@capyplaysyt]

life is roblox

[@BoylikeBilly]

Finnaly i don't need Iphone 🤩 21:02

[@NickTheslayerr]

Please do the awards pleeeeeeeeeeeease

[@calabasher]

19:00 watch grass grow simulator

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

im gonna have fun with calls :D hopefully dont make one of my friend's phones start ringing in class and they get caught cus most my friends r teenagers

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

crouch definitely good update

[@itzJuztThomas]

YESS 12TH

[@Xmangaming263]

Should they make roblox studio on mobile 👇

[@aeternus_.]

Roblox on playstation no chat???

[@ajtennedziposka4592]

Roblox pls put the old off Sound back and old logo😭

[@gameinkmast3ryt]

New roblox is more important than old one

[@ajtennedziposka4592]

@@gameinkmast3ryt ayo what the fuck

[@gameinkmast3ryt]

I hate old roblox

[@kadenhays2331]

It costs like $10k for the sound, but idk why they just don't buy it

[@BlueSmurfcat_real]

24:54 OH NOOOO 🙀🙀🙀🙀

[@user-vp3cj2ci7f]

Can we start A Vote to see who votes the BloxyNews Reporter? I’m included

[@NotTheRealEmble]

ROBLOX OGS HERE! 👇

[@lionkingkanal1954]

Can you call it the above if you started in mid-2021 😅

[@NotTheRealEmble]

ogs are 2012-2018

[@NotTheRealEmble]

I’m in 2012

[@lionkingkanal1954]

That's crazy, I would have liked to have been a part of the Roblox community, but I'm happy to be a part of the Roblox community 😊

[@NotTheRealEmble]

yea

[@sonjaenwietsekalma101]

I want to create games on mobile

[@sstealthymax]

wsg

[@mariano_juega]

Hello

[@COOLBOYroblox536]

Hi

[@Sm_oker93]

I hope David can announce old roblox coming back in rdc 2025

[@Sm_oker93]

@@Birdjeans haha so funny 😐😐😶😶

[@Sm_oker93]

@@Birdjeans 2016 roblox players: what's birdjeans? is it birds eats jeans?

[@Sm_oker93]

@@Birdjeans I did play 2018 roblox in my old account

[@baskets000]

@@Sm_oker93 Oi 2018 isn’t old Roblox, old Roblox is anytime before 2017 when there was tix, as the removal of tix began the downfall of Roblox

[@ashtonblake2001]

Old ROBLOX was a really unsafe platform back then, Moderation was way worse than before as they didn't have bots reviewing any decals or anything, it was just a bunch of people, either way bringing Old ROBLOX back would be impossible and as Birdjeans states, it's a really bad idea.

[@dusky._.milkywayim16]

damnnnn everyone can create ucgs----- dammn a lot of money sad 9yr olds can code and create ucgs and me at 16 still dont know how to use blender and make ucgs

[@codeoffical]

"reduction in cheating reports"

[@runework.]

There is no way that anyone in their right mind thinks Public UGC is a good idea.

[@ferret9263]

In my opinion they're going too far with the AI assistant, you shouldnt just be able to sit there and make the AI create the entire game for you, devs should still put in effort (building, modelling, because anyone can do that) and the AI assistant should be limited at scripting and maybe animating (since those are a little more complicated)

[@KiwitheRainwingdragon]

Yo

[@User_used]

First comment fr so many people are gonna think its fake-

[@Fun04539]

What are you talking about? This is the actual Roblox news channel like-

[@LuvMoonyYT]

Roblox.. has gone too* far

[@AFO666]

I hope the people who greenlit the idea of roblox dating get doxx'd and have actions taken against them and their families

[@ashtonblake2001]

I think you're taking this too seriously and should calm down, do you have any reasons of why that is a bad idea?

[@hers6694]

@@ashtonblake2001the biggest concern that could arise from this would be grooming and pedophilia. the game has very young kids as well as older adults and there will be older people who will take advantage of Thee younger players. and before you try to say it’s “17+” or whatever, that could easily be bypassed if a parent unknowingly gives their child their info to use vc/face tracking or through any other way. many kids are already figuring out loopholes to the system

[@emilygellella2182]

18:51 NAH WHAT IS THAT EW

[@MrsSophieFawcett]

Roblox, please send me a huge pet in pet simulator eggs I just lost my best pet to a hacker

[@QueenandKings.]

Can you please make a way to get robux for free 'cause not everyone gets the chance to get robux and others who do might bully and show off; I'm not saying you guys are not trying but I'm just saying if you guys can

[@brookeaustin2997]

WE HATE VINNDICT

[@user-thatgodd]

1

[@itzJuztThomas]

You mean 2nd?

[@NexuStreamOfficial]

Some hackers are apps installed previous Roblox app and continue exploiting it And sign ups are disabled per 1 and 7 days and 1 yrs after signing the account After modifies Pervious version of Roblox is now patched

[@goop528]

ai building sucks and the banning api is annoying, I don't understand why people don't make their own if they really hate exploiters.

[@halloseve3733]

6th

[@mv4146]

ghost doing drug

[@ShaunBlox18]

We will never forget Eric for being there until he sadly passed

[@ashleenicolesamson5578]

Bro what about the low end device?

[@cheezymippeasy3078]

Hi