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# XR-117 Beta / Game Preview Notification

> Beta and Game Preview titles must show a splash screen or notification after launch and before gameplay stating pre-release status and support boundaries.

**XR-117 is tested in Certification.** Titles that are in beta stage must have a splash screen or message displayed within the experience, after launch but before gameplay or application usage, that communicates:

* The title is beta/pre-release software.
* Some platform features might not work correctly.
* Some game features might not work correctly and might crash.

The notification must also outline the support boundaries for the title.

Beta and Game Preview titles are subject to a subset of the XRs. See [Beta & Game Preview cert](/publishing/certification/cert-beta-game-preview) for the reduced XR set.

## Test cases

### 117-01 Beta / Game Preview Notification to Users

1. Sign in to an XBOX profile and launch the title.
2. Verify that before the user can participate in gameplay or application usage, a message is displayed communicating, at minimum:
   * The title is beta/pre-release software.
   * Some platform features might not work correctly.
   * Some game features might not work correctly and might crash.
   * The support boundaries for the title.

**Pass:** The user is notified of the title’s beta / pre-release status before being able to engage with any functionality within the title.

**Fail:**

* The title doesn’t display a notification of its beta / pre-release status.
* The user can access title functionality before seeing the notification.

## Related

* [Beta & Game Preview cert](/publishing/certification/cert-beta-game-preview)
* [XBOX Game Preview](/publishing/game-publishing/publishing-processes/managed-creators/publishing-processes-xbox-game-preview)


## Related topics

- [XBOX Certification overview](/publishing/certification/overview.md)
- [FMA: XR-117 Beta/Game Preview Notification](/publishing/certification/fma/xr-117.md)
- [Certification for Beta and XBOX Game Preview titles](/publishing/certification/cert-beta-game-preview.md)
- [XBOX Requirements (XRs) certification reference](/publishing/certification/xbox-requirements.md)
- [XR Failure Mode Analysis](/publishing/certification/xr-fma.md)