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XR-034 is tested in Certification. Titles that include an initial play marker must provide a gameplay experience when launched from the initial play marker. For implementation details, see the Streaming Install and Intelligent Delivery overview.

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Requirement

When a user launches your title after only the initial play marker chunk has installed, the title must deliver an interactive gameplay experience — for example, a tutorial, the first level, or a quick multiplayer match in one mode. Non-interactive experiences (progress bars, video loops, image sequences, or the main menu alone) do not satisfy this XR.

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Test cases

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034-01 Streaming Installation

  1. Sign in to an XBOX profile.
  2. Install the title and launch it as soon as the initial play marker is installed — but before the full package has finished.
  3. Attempt to enter every area of the title.
Pass: The title provides interactive gameplay (tutorial, first level, quick multiplayer match) at the initial play marker. Fail examples:
  • Only a progress bar is shown.
  • Videos or image sequences play with no interactivity.
  • Only the main menu is accessible.
  • Any other non-interactive experience.
Last modified on August 6, 2026

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