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Roblox is poised to cash in on ‘Grand Theft Auto’ copycats

The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI looms so large for competing game developers that it has even prompted some to reschedule their own releases.

The Star MalaysiaCECILIA D'ANASTASIO2026-09-30 06:30查看原文 ↗

Roblox’s young users can create their own versions of popular games, and play them for free – as was the case with games that took inspiration from hits such as Pokémon. — AFP

The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI , which is expected to shatter industry sales records when it comes out in November, looms so large for competing game developers that it has even prompted some to reschedule their own releases. But one company may benefit from the popularity of the upcoming blockbuster from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc: Roblox Inc.

" GTA VI is going to inspire a wave of homebrew spin-offs on Roblox ,” Joost van Dreunen, an industry expert who teaches the economics and business of video games at NYU’s Stern School of Business. "The players who aren’t old enough to buy it will simply build it themselves.”

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