XR-124: Game Invitations

FMA scenario severities

See the XR-124 reference for the underlying certification requirement.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
No current scenario.	Minor (2)
The title doesn’t immediately transition the user into a game session, but does so when the user returns to the main menu/a previous menu and no messaging or notification is provided.	Moderate (6)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
The title doesn’t inform the user that they must return to the main menu/a previous menu in order to enter the multiplayer session.	Moderate (6)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
The title doesn’t complete an invite sent via in-game. The invited user remains in the same game area and no clear error messaging is displayed.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
The title takes the user to the main menu when accepting a game invitation sent via in-game and no messaging/notifications are displayed to help the user to join the game session.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
The title doesn’t display a system toast when a game invitation has been received.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
A multiplayer game doesn’t support the ability to send an invite via in-game functionality where expected (generally where the ‘Join’ option is available in the Friends list, see test case 064-01/064-02).	Catastrophic (22)	XBOX One, XBOX Series

Notes

This XR is for the implementation of in-game invites, not invites sent via the guide.
Cross-platform PC ↔ XBOX invitations may be optionally supported by the title.
Timing: Wait until publisher/legal screens start appearing during the initial boot before accepting an invite. Accepting an invite isn’t expected to work before this point (during the splash screen).
Game design may dictate that pre-conditions are met before allowing multiplayer (for example, playing a tutorial first).
Game design may allow in-game server region switching. The invite must work regardless.
If the title takes the user to the main menu when accepting a game invite, the title must provide sufficient messaging/notifications to help the user enter the game session. For example, the game boots to IIS where a ‘Press A’ prompt is displayed. This is only valid if there’s an option to then proceed into the game session without requiring a new invite.
Suggested probability of 4. Increase/decrease where it’s felt appropriate to do so (for example, depending on game area/mode).