Is Roblox Stealing Millions From Young Developers?

Start your free trial on GameMaker Studio 2 here: https://opr.as/PolyMars Thanks to YoYo Games for sponsoring the video! Is Roblox stealing millions of dollars from young game developers? In this video, I break down Roblox's monetization system—the Developer Exchange (DevEx) program—and why I think the 24.5% revenue share hidden beneath its layers will only bring harm to this game dev empire in the long term. → New Second Channel: https://youtube.com/polymars2 → Twitter: https://twitter.com/PolyMarsYT → Twitch: https://twitch.tv/PolyMars → Join the PolySpace Discord: https://discord.gg/sGecnxuwxu ---Chapters--- ---Resources--- Issues with the Developer Exchange: Testimonies from the Roblox Dev Community https://devforum.roblox.com/t/issues-with-the-developer-exchange-testimonies-from-the-roblox-dev-community/282656 Roblox Investor Day https://youtu.be/7XisxSUUbe8 Roblox Developer Conference 2018 - Keynote: David Baszucki https://youtu.be/yuUaqS1LG-4 Roblox Gameplay On iPhone 12! https://youtu.be/SjvqfS4t9mQ ---Music--- "Don't Go Outside" - Vladmsorensen (https://youtu.be/JBsk2HCyrOI) "Die Historic" - Three Chain Links (https://youtu.be/ZyVq4HF8oRw?list=RDZyVq4HF8oRw) "Coconut Mall" - Mario Kart Wii OST "Sidearm" - INTRNLCMD (https://youtu.be/bd6qHzc1PZY) "Binary Stars" - MONIN (https://youtu.be/jbhEQZqpvBQ) "Seasons" - INTRNLCMD (https://youtu.be/PTB0V8nyRtk) "Phoenix Wright Objection!" - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney OST "Star World" - INTRNLCMD (https://youtu.be/wqissAJ9UKQ) ---If you liked this video, I highly recommend this even deeper investigation by People Make Games--- Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers https://youtu.be/_gXlauRB1EQ With Roblox Corporation now being valued at more than $45 billion, we ask whether the kids making the vast majority of its content are being taken advantage of? Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper. https://youtu.be/vTMF6xEiAaY Following our last video on Roblox, players and creators began getting in touch with their own stories to share. Here are some of those stories. --You might enjoy these videos too!-- PolyMars - My Worst Game Dev Job https://youtu.be/4jnhXn9fpYs Flamingo - Roblox is being sued... https://youtu.be/JT45Nki7FZ4 Dani - The History of Dani - Why Youtube Banned me for 5 Years https://youtu.be/e9eypZCGEZQ Game Dev Unlocked - How Making Indie Games Changed My Life https://youtu.be/Y3Rs1z7it5M Jabrils - Watch This Before Becoming A Game Developer https://youtu.be/x3fZGZspopI Robokast - The Mystery of CubeWorld https://youtu.be/2wydiG8VKpw Robokast - Why Nether Failed https://youtu.be/5L8t1CGPMJw PolyMars - Making a Game Using Discord's Bot API https://youtu.be/0fWdU8JCT6Y