How would i become a videogame tester?

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:33 pm

I want to become a beta tester for videogames you know Play them before they are released and tell the company what I think of them that would be a great job you get paid to play videogames before everyone else can. I know it will probably be hard but does anyone know of any places where I can sign up.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:51 pm

#1 You don't get paid
#2 My friend DemonKiller Beta tested Crash and Burn racing
#3 Beta testing is only online
#4 I registered as a potential tested at www.playstation.com
#5 They Have To Ask You!
#6 They asked me though

#7 Not every company Beta tests though

Fabre · Post by **Fabre** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:00 pm

#1 I got invited by Square-Enix to a closed beta test of Final Fantasy 11 before it was even announced to the public

(Sorry, I have to brag about that at every opportunity)
#2 It isn't simply a matter of telling them whether a game is fun or not. You must understand how the game works, be able to force the game to crash, and have an idea on how the problem was caused.
#3 Everyone wants to be a beta tester, it is one of the most wanted jobs in the industry, because not many people understand what it's really all about.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:03 pm

I forgot to say. my friend Demonkiller also got the job cause they know hes a glitcher for socomeseals.com . THey tell him to find gitcxhes and he tells them they tell sony

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:48 pm

sweet is there any things i should sign up for that would make my chances greater at getting asked.

Post by **Black Six** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:57 pm

When games are approaching release, some companies announce that they will be starting Beta tests, and put up an application on their website. They usually ask about how much you play games, what games you've Beta-tested before, and what your system specs are, among other things. Also, some companies do all in-house testing, with nothing available to the public.
I've been fortunate to be a part of the Warcraft III: TFT Beta, the Everquest Mac Beta, and the World of Warcraft Beta Stresstest.

Fabre · Post by **Fabre** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:58 pm

xxxeagle wrote:sweet is there any things i should sign up for that would make my chances greater at getting asked.

If you want to beta test Atari games, you can sign up at http://www.betatests.net/

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:07 pm

Nah I dont have an atari I might get one though. I would like to beta test for PS2 and Xbox hopefully maybe even computer (my computer sucks). I want to test games for activision and EA. But most people who test have to live near the game companies and i dont live near new york or california so Its hard to find stuff testing. I want to do the in home testing probably maybe I can sign up for that.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:11 pm

xxxeagle it is next to impossible totest for xbox. They test with people within the company. Ps2 sends the game to you

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:13 pm

Ok Ill try for ps2 I'm signing up for activision right now.
edit: nvm it didn't work

Fabre · Post by **Fabre** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:09 pm

xxxeagle - I meant the company Atari, not the system!

EDIT: Oh, and you can beta test Microsoft products (possibly including games) at https://beta.microsoft.com/

gotchocolatemilk2 · Post by **gotchocolatemilk2** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:13 pm

does nintendo do out of company beta testing?

deiol · Post by **deiol** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:25 pm

I beta tested The Sims 2 cause I had a subscription to fileplanet.com at the time, everyone who had a subscription could dl the pre-release demo and beta test

Fabre · Post by **Fabre** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:31 pm

gotchocolatemilk2 wrote:does nintendo do out of company beta testing?

No. They have a group of employees called "The Mario Club" who test each of their games (and third party games) before they are released.

Quigoni · Post by **Quigoni** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:41 am

Fabre wrote:
gotchocolatemilk2 wrote:does nintendo do out of company beta testing?
No. They have a group of employees called "The Mario Club" who test each of their games (and third party games) before they are released.

No they do not.

A few months ago they were all laid off.

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