The Tester - Reality Show on PSN
 

So there is going to be this reality show (ala Real World) Where 11 "gamers" are going to be living in a house together and competing in contests to see who gets to be the next game tester for Sony... Yeah.

Testing should never be a prize for anything. Ever.

It doesn't help that Sony Foster City just laid off their entire testing staff...so I'm sure this will do wonders for morale.

PA did a strip about it:

http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/7...78_VG7Cr-L.jpg

I've done freelance testing before, and I know for a fact that the job is balls.

Yeah... testing isn't a prize. It's a punishment.

Well it depend if you love finding glitches,controller layout,etc in games and you know what to look for. But what do you get paid there for being a tester.

I heard about this last night and I still have the urge to fly over to Sony, find whoever had the bright idea of this, and give them a cheerful punch to the nose.

The fact that they just laid off their entire testing staff and just seem to be offering their empty slots up as a prize is what is making me rage right now.

Thanks a lot Sony. My respect for you has just plummeted through the floor thanks to this.

And I bet you'll still buy games from them.

Between minimum wage and $9 an hour to start.

God, what a load of bullsh*t. Keep that "reality" garbage on MTV with Snookie and crew. This is why my interest in console gaming fades a little more each year. I'm tired of being fed buggy heaps while publishers continue to fire the people who test the damned things and replace them with idiots like this.

And I too know a few "former" testers. Short version: the job is hell.