Shares of popular video game and digital experience platform Roblox have been on the retreat of late following another "perfect storm" of issues. Despite the latest surge of negative momentum, Roblox remains one of the most enticing long-term metaverse plays. Indeed, the metaverse hype has faded in a major way over the past year. Firms like Meta Platforms, committed to investing large sums in building digital worlds, have been met with relentless selling. There's not much visibility as to what the "metaverse" will look like once it's ready for the average consumer. (nasdaq)