Grand Theft Auto IV Has Problems – It Freezes

Blogs and forums are already aflame over Grand Theft Auto IV freezing during or after the opening cutscene. According to several rumours this happens on both Playstation3 and Xbox360, but not to every gamer.

Rockstar hasn’t officially confirmed the problem and there is no fix released yet.

Most of the crashes happens on Playstation3s with 60 Gb hard drive, though several Xbox360 owners have the same problem.

The 9+ pages on the Playstation Forums recommend that Playstation3 owners delete the game data from the harddrive and then reinstall the game, but according to Rockstar support, this isn’t a guarenteed solution.

They also recommend that you run the latest firmware and have space on your harddrive.

This is probably the worst launch for Rockstar ever. The Xbox360 version of Rockstar’s Bully released last month was also severely bugged. I wonder how the GTA IV reviewers and game testers could have missed this?

Did it happen to you? Or are you waiting for an update before you buy Grand Theft Auto IV? Perhaps this has scared you away from GTA IV?

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42 Responses to Grand Theft Auto IV Has Problems – It Freezes

  1. steve May 12, 2008 at 6:07 am #

    ive had no freezing problems for the ps3.its an awesome game. to quicken it up i have been using these
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  2. steve May 12, 2008 at 6:07 am #

    ive had no freezing problems for the ps3.its an awesome game. to quicken it up i have been using these
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  3. Rickster June 25, 2008 at 1:59 pm #

    Weird, I have not had any probs so far with the game.  I have a 60GB model.  I do hope they do find a solution for everyone, especially when we have to pay almost £50 for a game!!

  4. Rickster June 25, 2008 at 2:59 pm #

    Weird, I have not had any probs so far with the game.  I have a 60GB model.  I do hope they do find a solution for everyone, especially when we have to pay almost £50 for a game!!

  5. John June 26, 2008 at 11:28 pm #

    If your Xbox console is laying flat, try standing it on end. Worked for me.

  6. John June 27, 2008 at 12:28 am #

    If your Xbox console is laying flat, try standing it on end. Worked for me.

  7. PS3 August 13, 2008 at 9:38 am #

    I personally haven’t had this problem but i have to say GTA:IV was the easiest GTA ever.

  8. PS3 August 13, 2008 at 10:38 am #

    I personally haven’t had this problem but i have to say GTA:IV was the easiest GTA ever.

  9. jordan September 28, 2008 at 5:03 pm #

    when i try multiplayer it says cannot connect to game provider,please try again later.why and what fixes it its bloodey anoing. rockstar fix it, i payed £50 for it and i feel like ive wasted my money what a fuking disapointment and the server for gta is shite infact not shite diabollical!!!!!!!!!.

  10. jordan September 28, 2008 at 6:03 pm #

    when i try multiplayer it says cannot connect to game provider,please try again later.why and what fixes it its bloodey anoing. rockstar fix it, i payed £50 for it and i feel like ive wasted my money what a fuking disapointment and the server for gta is shite infact not shite diabollical!!!!!!!!!.

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