Walmart is testing a Roblox feature that lets players buy physical goods in-game

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/walmart-is-testing-a-roblox-feature-that-lets-players-buy-physical-goods-in-game/

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DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Over the years roblox has morphed from funny virtual legos to an absolute capitalist hellscape with man-made horrors beyond comprehension.

Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y

Cronenberg Capitalism?

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

My kid brother played it over a decade ago and yeah I didn't get the appeal at all, but from what I could tell it was just lil minigame mods like Garry's Mod

deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 2y

Every time I go to buy something on walmart.com I am reminded why I don’t shop at walmart.com

BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

That's going to cause a lot more scammers stealing from kids. And a lot of charge backs.

dumbass@leminal.space · 9 pts · 2y

Yeah, this won't go wrong at all! Nope can't see a single flaw with this idea...

tou@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I don't see how something like this would provide a better shopping experience for consumers then just going straight to wallmart.com or amazon.com or any other storefront accessible through a web browser. The only thing different is that its happening on the Roblox client (not a web browser or dedicated app) and you get a virtual item alongside the physical item (not saying the digital accessories are bad but they're definitely not much of a "perk" of purchasing through the Roblox client.)