alpha test
noun
: a test of a nearly complete prototype of a product especially by employees of the company developing the product
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Participants in the test phase will need a capable PC gaming rig to try out Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 before its release, as this alpha test won’t be available to Xbox players.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Next month, the game will be accessible to the wider public when Riot hosts its first online alpha test of the game in select countries from Aug. 8 to 15.
—Dylan Ladd, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
Closed alpha tests will be announced on the game’s Steam page and fan Discord.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2023
Now, Project Alianza is launching the beta phase when the app is refined based on the alpha tests.
—Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Programmer Nev Bourne executes the alpha test of SavePoint 2.0, a prefrontal cortex implant that uses loop quantum gravity to let users leap five seconds back in time.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Disney was an active participant in the alpha test of Nielsen ONE and has a multi-year agreement with Samba TV.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Midjourney v5 is available now as an alpha test for customers who subscribe to the Midjourney service, which is available through Discord.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2023
Arkane Austin's Redfall, meanwhile, has been even more mysterious, with only a single alpha test leak from September 2021 showing anything resembling real gameplay.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 May 2022
Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Next month, the game will be accessible to the wider public when Riot hosts its first online alpha test of the game in select countries from Aug. 8 to 15.
—Dylan Ladd, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
Closed alpha tests will be announced on the game’s Steam page and fan Discord.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2023
Now, Project Alianza is launching the beta phase when the app is refined based on the alpha tests.
—Macie Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
Programmer Nev Bourne executes the alpha test of SavePoint 2.0, a prefrontal cortex implant that uses loop quantum gravity to let users leap five seconds back in time.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Disney was an active participant in the alpha test of Nielsen ONE and has a multi-year agreement with Samba TV.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Midjourney v5 is available now as an alpha test for customers who subscribe to the Midjourney service, which is available through Discord.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2023
Arkane Austin's Redfall, meanwhile, has been even more mysterious, with only a single alpha test leak from September 2021 showing anything resembling real gameplay.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 May 2022
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