The Tester - Reality Show on PSN

Archon_Turtle · 02-02-2010, 02:50 PM

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:

*Ninjinister* · 02-02-2010, 03:58 PM

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.

*Roland* · 02-03-2010, 02:14 PM

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.

Ra · 02-03-2010, 04:49 PM

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.

*The Stryker* · 02-03-2010, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ra

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.

Archon_Turtle · 02-05-2010, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roland

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.

Between minimum wage and $9 an hour to start.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-05-2010, 05:16 AM

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.

02-02-2010, 02:50 PM	#1
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	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:

02-02-2010, 03:58 PM	#2
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	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. __________________

02-03-2010, 02:14 PM	#3
Roland is Laughing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,384	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. __________________ My fan art here on the drome! My fan art Spoiler:

02-03-2010, 04:49 PM	#4
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	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. __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

02-05-2010, 05:16 AM	#7
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	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. __________________