If you happen to play Roblox on a Chromebook, issues might really feel quicker quickly. Roblox is rolling out an x86 model of the sport “constructed particularly for Chromebooks,” the place gamers can anticipate “as much as 2x quicker efficiency on x86 gadgets throughout all of your favourite video games and experiences,” based on a ChromeOS weblog publish.
This may translate to “smoother gameplay, faster load occasions, and an total higher Roblox expertise,” the weblog publish says, and it features a few imprecise charts to assist assist that. Body charges in two in style experiences, Undertake Me! and Brookhaven RP, will improve by 99 p.c and 67 p.c, respectively, however the publish doesn’t embody the particular body price counts. “Whereas it varies by gadget, some noticed will increase of 15 frames per second or extra on the identical {hardware},” Google spokesperson Peter Du tells The Verge.
Load occasions in these video games will apparently be decreased by 54 p.c and 55 p.c, too, however there aren’t specifics within the publish on precisely what number of seconds these enhancements will shave off.
The weblog publish additionally says that Chromebook gamers will be capable to get a “particular Chrome jetpack in your avatar” and an merchandise in Bloxburg, one other in style Roblox sport. And YouTube Shorts creators can check out a brand new Shorts impact that provides you a Roblox-themed head.
Replace, February twenty seventh: Added a quote from Google.
