Roblox, the popular online gaming and game-creation platform, is reportedly experiencing a major service disruption on Friday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the platform or play games smoothly.
According to the outage tracking website Downdetector, reports of problems surged sharply, indicating a widespread network issue affecting users across regions.
Over 29,000 complaints reported in the US
Downdetector data shows that more than 29,000 users in the United States reported issues with Roblox around 10:21 AM IST, which corresponds to 9:51 PM EST on Thursday. The spike in complaints suggests that the outage began late evening in the US and continued into Friday.
Roblox responds to the outage
The official status page of Roblox says, “We are investigating an issue preventing users from accessing the website.”
Website access most affected
Breakdown data from Downdetector suggests that the majority of users faced issues accessing the Roblox website. Around 63% of reported problems were related to website outages.
Meanwhile, 27% of users reported server connection issues, while 10% experienced problems during gameplay, including crashes and lag. Notably, Downdetector showed that Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and others were among the top-hit areas affected by the service disruption.
Users took to social media to report login failures, slow loading times, and disconnections during gameplay.
(This is a developing story, check for more updates)
