Interesting you mention Minecraft and Roblox, mostly because they're simultaneously 1) WAY better than a closed walled garden like e.g. Nintendo and also 2) C

Interesting you mention Minecraft and Roblox, mostly because they're simultaneously 1) WAY better than a closed walled garden like e.g. Nintendo and also 2) Completely garbage as compared to what they could be. They both had the opportunity to step up and actually BE that "metaverse" that everyone was talking about and never took advantage. Roblox chose "let's just let kids do whatever, stack money, and if there's a bunch of garbage that comes with that, so be it." Minecraft chose extreme fragmentation and mediocrity. It's a wonder that MS hasn't run it into the ground completely, but also it's a wonder that they've done such a crap job with such a great opportunity.