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Should you outsource the game testing to external QA teams?

By January 14, 2021January 1st, 2024No Comments

Video game developers and publishers might experience stress to ensure high-quality end-product. Any glitch, bug, or functionality defect may adversely impact the overall experience of the user. In this scenario, one can seek help from an external QA team that comprises professional video game testers who help you to deliver a high-end product. 

In this blog, we are going to look at various benefits that are involved if companies hire an External QA team.

REASONS TO HIRE EXTERNAL QA TEAM

It is important to provide a great user experience for video game players as even a minor defect can distort the user interface, creating a negative impression on the gamer. An external QA team may help game developers and studios to identify game efficiency by analyzing and reporting the overall performance of the game.

The expert team can help reduce the cost, delivery load, and help organically scale your brand awareness in the market with help of a quality product. Let us now see some benefits of hiring an External QA teams

  1. Cost-Effective Services: While many companies and organizations emphasize spending less money, they forget the cost they have to pay to their in house team. Having an in-house team can be expensive as you have to spend money on salaries, provide the infrastructure, keep on investing in the latest hardware regularly and spend on testing tools. That also means higher OPEX as well as CAPEX with depreciating hardware & electronics value. 

On the other hand, if you hire an external team of a QA vendor, you can get access to professional video game testers who are skilled, professional, and experienced people and you don’t have to spend money on infrastructure and pieces of equipment. That also allows you to cut down your CAPEX literally ro zero and greatly reduce the OPEX. That savings increases further if you are outsourcing to an India based service provider. All you need to do is select a 3rd party agency with a proven track record.

  1. Better Product Delivery and Quality Assurance:  Hiring an external team ensures access to dedicated, professional and capable game testers who can leverage your organizational activities with their enhanced skills and deliver unbiased results. 
  1. Delivery Timelines: In situations where you have a tight delivery timeline, there are chances that some of the bugs or defects might get missed out by your team. In that case, the assistance of specialized remote game testers can be a savior based on the flexibility and ramp up capabilities offered by the QA agency.
  1. Resources Flexibility: You have to pay for the number of resources you require. Isn’t it great? You might need a lot of game testers for some projects or certain scenarios and you might also want to reduce the number of testers you have. Outsourcing gives you the freedom to deploy and ramp down resources as and when required. 

HOW GAMECLOUD HAPPENS TO BE A GREAT QA AGENCY?

A lot of different QA agencies are available in the market but you might get confused about which one to choose. We will tell you how GameCloud Technologies differ from other agencies and provides flexible and cost-effective service.

GameCloud Technology Private Limited has been established in the industry for a long time. With over 200+ happy customers, GameCloud has evolved to contribute to the success of game studios of all sizes. We take care of customer expectations by offering flexible, scalable, and reliable services. We provide Game validation services mapping the entire game development journey right from conception till launch. Our certified team of game testers ensures to deliver high-quality end-product which is not high on your pocket.

WHY GAMECLOUD TECHNOLOGY?

Now why GameCloud Technologies and what makes the company different from other QA agencies? Well, here are some points that make GameCloud Technologies different.

  1. End to End Game Testing Services.
  2. ISO certified video game testing agency.
  3. Secured QA facility with 200 workstations.
  4. Recommended by international clients on LinkedIn.

IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT SET US APART:

  1. Have a certified QA team and game testers.
  2. Over 300 test devices, covering popular hardware across the globe.
  3. Experience in working with every genre and platform.
  4. GameCloud is ISO certified from TUV Austria.
  5. In house customized Bug-Tracking database.
  6. Over 1000 apps and games on different platforms have been QA tested & Validated.
  7. According to external audits GameCloud has achieved around 97.5 % customer satisfaction.
  8. GameCloud is compliant with IT security standards of ISO 27001:2013.
  9. Dedicate large or small QA teams available even on short notices with affordable prices.
  10.  Bug Reporting with 100% accuracy.
  11.  24/7 customer support and an excellent record of managing timelines.
  12. Experienced team with knowledge of latest technology and market updates.
  13. Regular investments in the latest hardware and platforms.

CONCLUSION

QA is an important aspect while developing video games to ensure a great user experience and deliver a bug-free game to the client or audience. Outsourcing partners in video games can be effective for companies having low budgets and no in house team. External QA team ensures professional delivery, cost savings, an overall reduction in game development.