Posting on behalf of @KaranBlox
With ROBLOX’s removal of User Ads, the center part of the homepage fills up the entire viewport. The new homepage is huge and eye-tiring especially on large monitors, as it requires looking across the entire width of the screen.
The design with padding on the horizontal edges decreases eye strain, allows for game tiles to be easier selected, and allows room for new advertising methods such as sponsored items on the edges.
(Left new, Right old)
(Old image taken from ROBLOX Fandom Wiki.)