The massively popular children's gaming platform Roblox has announced plans to launch on Sony's PlayStation consoles.

Roblox has more than 60 million players a day, according to the firm, but it has come under criticism over concerns about poor moderation of its content.

Other announcements include a new way to make characters, a communication tool called Roblox Connect, and a full release on Meta's VR platform Quest.

It will be available on PlayStation 4 and PS5 in October 2023.

Previously, it was only available to play on computers and mobile devices, and on Microsoft's Xbox One console.

It is a big move from Roblox as it shores up its position as one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world.

Exactly how popular it is is unclear, though in 2020 Roblox told Bloomberg two-thirds of all US children between the ages of nine and 12 play the game.

And a Statista survey of 400,000 UK children that same year found Roblox to be overwhelmingly more popular than its closest rival - with 67% of children saying they played it, as opposed to just 23% who said they played Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game of all time.

Its popularity stems from its emphasis on creation - that is, rather than being a traditional game, it allows players to make their own games within it. In fact, Roblox refers to players as developers.

These developers, who are often children, are able to create games and even potentially make in-game currency from other players, known as Robux.

It is often praised for enabling young people to get into game design and be creative - but that same freedom and popularity has also caused it to come under scrutiny.

In 2022 the NSPCC and Childline told the BBC that since the pandemic, the number of children calling their helpline with concerns about Roblox had increased five-fold.