Gamers report GTA IV PS3 freezing issues
- Posted April 29th, 2008 at 07:03 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 34 Comments
According to Internet reports, a small number of users are experience problems when running the PlayStation 3 version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV, stating the game is prone to freezing.
PlayStation Network Home’s Matt Griffin commented, "I got home from the midnight release with my copy of GTA IV Collectors Edition unpacked it live on the feed installed and guess what, it froze!”
"I tried a couple more times and it even have reinstalled 3 times, it still keeps freezing."
This doesn’t appear to be an isolated incident, either, as several other reports have cropped up on various message boards, including the Official US PlayStation Forums.
Initial reports seem to be confined to 60GB PS3 launch consoles, although it wasn’t long before users started to complain about issues with 20GB launch consoles and non-launch 60GB machines too.
Problems with the Xbox 360 version have also cropped up too, though they do not appear to be as frequent as those on the PS3.
If any of our readers have experienced problems with their copies, do let us know in the comment section below.
In the meantime, stay tuned for more developments as they break.
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Neameto |
Neameto- 7:16am BST - April 29th, 2008
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This story is old news! The site that put it up has updated the article several times each with diferent tellings. Still, we have a problem in our hands!
Do they know how much space it needs to install?! Could it be a disk space error measure?! Does the game even check if it has enough space?
Many people have succefully installed and played the game with now problems. In the original article they have updated the info with a ´´possible batch of games from GameStop´´.
http://psnathome.com/news.php?item.942
Also, this might be a conspiracy theory but hear me out (or read me out):
All the posters that made the GTA IV freezing topics are all suspects! If you look into their posts history logs there isnt a single post regarding the PS3 in a positive way! They are all bashing the PS3! Microsoft and/or X360 fanboys are capable of anything.
When the PS3 lauched in the UK (i think, not sure) microsoft made a boat cross some river with X360 adds in order to undermine the PS3 launch that day. After all of this, this might be some bad joke made by one or two situations when the game actually froze in someone´s PS3 and then it took EPIC proportions. If videos appear of it or if it happens to someone I know, then I´ll truly believe.
On the side note:
Remember Assassins Creed freezing issues?! It happened to me and to a lot of people. Sites like IGN, GameTrailers and beyond never mentioned any of those problems when they reviewed the game. But it did had issues.
However, they were all marked as PS3 issues! Although the X360 also had them and even worse ones like DOUBLE ALTAIR!
There is a lot of negative hype towards the PS3.
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mikehunt92
- 7:17am BST - April 29th, 2008
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gta games have always been prone to freezing for me. i hope this isnt another one!
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Anim3Fr33K |
Anim3Fr33K- 7:35am BST - April 29th, 2008
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midnight launch for both console(60gb PAL) and game not a problem.
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chilledbreeze7
- 7:42am BST - April 29th, 2008
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Oh Great!!!!! That's the one thing the PS3 doesn't needed, any more bad press! Especially if pushes potential PS3 buyers to get a 360 instead.
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ProfSebastian
- 7:52am BST - April 29th, 2008
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curious, I just readed in GT that the freezing issues happen more in 360 consoles. Well, I suggest that take this as a general issue more than a PS3 Hardware issue.
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richkaos |
richkaos- 8:14am BST - April 29th, 2008
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I agree with Neameto it could be down to lack of hard disk space, i have a launch day (UK) 60gb and have had no problems at all, and i recieved my copy yesterday morning so i have a had a good session on it. My PS3 was running out of space but i just deleted a load of game demos i no longer play and freed up 11GB, oh and by the way im still not getting any issues what so ever
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 8:47am BST - April 29th, 2008
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Hope it doesn't happen to my copy (though I could never complete San Andreas because my copy ALWAYS froze at a particular mission !!)
I can't play till Friday though cause I'm at Uni ATM
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 9:32am BST - April 29th, 2008
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I just hope R* finds the problem cause soon,otherwise this could get ugly.
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The Master
- 9:45am BST - April 29th, 2008
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I had the same freezing problems when I first got Army of Two, I just got a replacement disc and haven't had any problems since. I'm assuming they just have some problems burning discs.
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djrussell |
djrussell89- 10:02am BST - April 29th, 2008
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We had a launch at EB today.. the only copy to come back was actually a 360 version with freezing issues. We just replaced the disc and they never came back so we assume everything went well. Other than that no other games have come back. Also - that was a Limited Edition version... so maybe that has something to do with it.
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Die-romantic |
Demon_King- 10:36am BST - April 29th, 2008
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YES!!! its apparently freezing so then I can get it easily on Wednesday
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 11:52am BST - April 29th, 2008
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Blown out of proportion? Probably. Both sides are looking for anything to make their version seem superior. A few people probably didn't have enough space on their HDD and posted it needlessly.
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Tha_Last_Romeo |
Tha_Last_Romeo- 12:21pm BST - April 29th, 2008
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OH MY GOD... I been waiting and waiting... I had it paid off already, just got it, but I am still at work. I own two 60GB PS3s and you tell me this crap? OMG!!!!!! It better work or ima through a &%^&#^%(*##(%(#$&@#* @)% fit. BTW, GTA iv gameplay looks beautiful... 10/10
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 4:08pm BST - April 29th, 2008
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The fact that there are only 26 posts on this topic means that most people who have it are PLAYING IT RIGHT NOW, not complaining about it. It is a MS conspiracy, period. The guy above is right, they are capable of anything. WE ALL ARE when money is involved. Get used to it, though. They will attack the PS3 on any Xplatform/High profile game. Read some of the posts here! People have already fallen for it...idiots.
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carvinsc64
- 10:11pm BST - April 29th, 2008
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i have the 60gb and it froze 4 !!! TIMES!!!!!!! the volume is too low, it's to dark, the controls suck on everything!!!! gta 4 should be voted the worst game ever!!!!!!!! i'm taking it back and getting my money. DON'T BUY JUST RENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here2do
- 1:41am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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Picked up my copy after work on the 29th and played it without any problems until today. It freezes up almost everytime and when it doesn't freeze up right away I can only play for a few minutes b4 it freezes. All other games and BluRay and standard DVDs play fine.
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titaniumapple
- 4:38am BST - May 3rd, 2008
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it just started freezing on the first manny mission
AAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH
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tkhan456
- 3:14pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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It's not BS. I'm sitting here, in front my TV with the Effing game frozen. I'm so pissed! This was called the greatest game in the past 10years to be made! I was so freaking excited to play it and then I get home and halfway throught he first mission it freezes! Then I try to load it up again, freezes on loading! Try it again, play some more, about 10mins into it, FROZEN. This is so freaking frustrating! They better come out with a fix. I turned off the Autosave feature and so far, that seems to help. But we'll see...
And no I'm not some pro Xbox idiot. I don't even have an Xbox. Completely anti-microsoft here. Infact I'm typing this on a Mac. So don't go around claiming it's a fake and hinder Rockstar from getting off their butts and making a fix for this because I want to play my DANG game!
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ToneLeMoan
- 3:59pm BST - May 3rd, 2008
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You idiot fanbois who can't see beyond your own living room: I have problems with the game now for the first time in 4 days since launch. Why one Earth would you refuse to believe simply because YOU haven't been unfortunate enough to experience it (yet)?
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