Pro Tips for Acing Game Compatibility Testing
Testing a game across a wide variety of hardware and software is key to ensuring broad compatibility. As a QA professional, mastering compatibility testing allows you to catch issues that could prevent users from properly playing the game. In this post, I’ll share pro strategies to help you excel at validating games on different configurations.
- Build a comprehensive test matrix
- Include combinations of OS, graphics cards, CPU, memory, drivers, etc.
- Prioritize testing popular configurations first
- Focus on minimum and recommended specs
- Install the game on multiple physical machines
- Test directly on real hardware; don’t just simulate
- Take notes on performance and graphics on each setup
- Frame rate, visual issues, crashing, etc.
- Compare between baseline and new builds
- Regressions indicate compatibility regressions
- Automate testing where possible
- Script installs, benchmarking, device management
- Work closely with customer service teams
- Monitor user complaints to find widespread issues
- Follow certification checklists for each platform
- Meet all requirements for console, PC platforms
Testing broadly across configurations takes significant planning, automation, and communication across teams. By smartly managing your test coverage and tools, you can proactively catch the compatibility issues most likely to impact customers before launch. Investing in robust compatibility testing pays off by providing a smooth experience across all supported devices.
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