Baszucki: Synchronizing state for 10,000 players will unravel in 5–10 years
David Baszucki · How AI Will Transform Roblox Games into Photorealistic Worlds | CEO David Baszucki · Feb 5, 2026 · at 10:53
Roblox CEO David Baszucki discusses the technical roadmap and networking challenges of scaling real-time virtual worlds to 10,000 simultaneous users.
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“The technology for this, I think we're going to start unraveling it over the next five to 10 years is what's the most efficient way To synchronize the state of 10,000 people.”
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