Roblox Confirms Removal of Cross-Gamepass Purchases — Donation Games to Be Impacted

Roblox has officially announced a major platform change that will affect donation-based experiences across the platform. The news began circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter), with users sharing details from Roblox’s official developer announcement.

🚨 What Roblox Announced

Roblox confirmed that cross-game sales of gamepasses and developer products will be fully disabled on May 29, 2026. (DevForum)

This means players will no longer be able to purchase a gamepass from one experience while inside another game.

💸 Why This Matters

This system was heavily used by donation-style games (such as popular “donation booths”), where players could support others by buying their gamepasses from within a different experience.

With this feature removed:

• Donation games will no longer function the same way

• Players can’t buy someone’s gamepass inside another game

• Many donation-based experiences may become unusable or need major updates

Roblox has acknowledged that this change will impact donation games. (DevForum)

🔄 New Replacement: Transfers System

To replace this, Roblox is introducing a new Transfers API, which allows direct Robux transfers between users.

Key details include:

• Designed for tipping and donations

• Sender keeps 90% going to the receiver (no Roblox fee on transfers) (DevForum)

• Requires additional safety checks (like account verification or parental approval for under 18s) (PiunikaWeb)

🛡️ Why Roblox Is Doing This

Roblox says the change is meant to:

• Reduce fraud and exploitation

• Stop misuse of gamepasses for unintended peer-to-peer transfers (PiunikaWeb)

⚠️ Community Reaction

The update has already caused strong reactions online, especially on X, with many players saying it could “kill” donation games that rely on this system.

📅 When It Happens

• May 4, 2026 — Transfer system released

• May 29, 2026 — Cross-gamepass purchases disabled (DevForum)

🧠 Final Thoughts

While Roblox is introducing a new system for donations, this update marks the end of how donation games have traditionally worked. Creators will need to adapt quickly before the May 29 deadline.

For full accuracy, this information is based on Roblox’s official developer announcement, which is currently being shared across X.