Comments on: GTA4 (PS3) Freezing Issue; Fix Suggested

By: a gamedev (not rockstar or ms)

a gamedev (not rockstar or ms) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:53:50 +0000

How about those who dont know what work goes into developing a game try to start even the beginning of development on even a text based game? Instead of whining and pointing fingers try considering how you treat your ps3 that mommy and daddy bought? clear out cookies and delete large demos and unneeded files and leave at least 30% hdd resources open. TRY TO GET THROUGH THE TUTORIAL WITHOUT CHEATS! this worked for me

By: a gamedev (not rockstar or ms)

a gamedev (not rockstar or ms) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:50:16 +0000

First off. I understand crash and freeze frustrations after such an anticipated title. But for one. the ps3 was released long before gta iv, so this is not the fault of Sony. For two, if you have never tried to develop your own game or software you have no idea how bugs and glitches occur AFTER beta and release and the weeks of work it takes just to develop ONE fix patch. Rockstar has yet to screw it’s fans and they are not going to start. Notice how they have several titles on hold while they pool resources to fix this issue? Try deleting your cookies as MANY people browse porn and malware infested sites using the ps3’s browser which has a direct affect on the performance of the console as they clog up the harddrive’s memory resources. And another thing. NOBODY is perfect…YES…that means you….sitting in mommy’s basement at 35 years old griefing wow players and living to play games. Instead of whining try being part of the solution rather than an addition to the problem.

By: abhishekharyani

abhishekharyani — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:16:32 +0000

in the game gta4 , when i started the game on the a message appeared that- ” cannot play the game at current video output setting[ 80028F10 ]“. what should i do to solve this problem.please send me a message on my online site.

By: Guidow

Guidow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:36:09 +0000

I know this is a bit of topic but my assassins creed 2 freezes the same way as GTA4 did.. Although with GTA4 I noticed if I saved straight away when the game loaded and took taxi;s between missions it froze a whole lot less… Rockstar and ubisoft can go suck my balls though!

By: Jonah Falcon

Jonah Falcon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:55 +0000

@nostis: Sounds like a defective disc.

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:08:23 +0000

I have the newest updates for it but it still does it. Mine (80g not slim) only freezes when I’m attempting something I shouldn’t be doing anyway. Dropping boats on people’s heads, and helicopter cheat are the two big ones. But going to parts of the city I shouldn’t be at usually makes it freeze too.
Is there any truth to rumors of the game actually killing systems?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:44:02 +0000

Bought slim 120gb ps3 last week. Bought GTA IV today. Froze right after load up and froze again after trying to cross the bridge with cops blocking it.

Maybe it has something to do with Take Two receiving a whopping $50 million in exchange for exclusive downloadable “episodes” for the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV.

By: nostis

nostis — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:19:25 +0000

BTW: have the 120 GB PS3 and it has froze EVERY singel time i’ve tried playin it. (about 50 times)

By: nostis

nostis — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:05:00 +0000

bought the ps3 yesterday with gta IV. have not played 5 minutes yet, but maybe all together.. first it could’nt get past the copyright thing, then it could’nt get past the loading screen.. then when I first got 2 minutes into the game the sound disappeared. I’ve restarted maybe over 20 times (im naive) and it happends over and over againt. This game just does’nt workon PS3.. Both ps3 and GTAIV SUCKS!! WTF is this shit??!! Rockstar im not buying more shit from you.

By: cwebber

cwebber — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:01:19 +0000

Some of you,about 1/3 of the freezing issues I’ve read, it sounds like the speed of your internet connection is not supportive enough for your gameplay.I upgaded my service(have ps3-playing ufc 2009)and freezing ceased….just a suggestion

By: Jordan Lund

Jordan Lund — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:53:57 +0000

I remember GTA IV being problematic, but I thought it was fixed via a firmware patch on the PS3. Check and make sure your firmware is up to date.

By: Jonah Falcon

Jonah Falcon — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:35:34 +0000

The 40gb PS3, from what I recall, has compatibility probs with newer PS3 games.

By: Leandro

Leandro — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:29:50 +0000

I just got this game today and it’s the first game to be played on my PS3 40gb (was strictly a media server until now). It asked me to update GTA4 before installing, so I did, and then continued with the install. The game froze during the inital movie during the credits and the game doesn’t even show up anymore in the menu. I deleted the install, popped in the disc, and it still doesn’t show up. Pretty bad luck for my first PS3 game experience.

By: hakam

hakam — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:23:20 +0000

hey guys…am gettin gta 4 soon…and i wanna ask if play the game offline 4rm the beginnin will it freeze?

By: Nikita

Nikita — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:50:46 +0000

TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU NEED TO UPDATE THE GTA4. I have the 80gb ps3 and I bought my system as well as the the game from Gamestop. We exchanged the game 3x and told numerous gamestop employees of the freezing issue and no one could say what the problem was. I then went to anothe game store and he was kind enough to help out. You have to update the ps3 to 2.1 or 2.0 not sure which one and then you can put gta4 in and it should tell you that there is an update available for the game. We haven’t had any other issues with the game since then.