I’m guessing that it’s because of the release of GTA IV, but there seems to be little-to-no news out there on the internet. So here we go, another Grand Theft Auto IV piece.
It’s my understanding that many of you out there are having problems with the game, especially when I was flamed for saying the game was worth the 10’s it was getting across the board. So, I’d like to see the community’s experience with the issue. Reply in a comment with one of the following lines, and any other comments you might want to make.
Question: Are you having a problem with your GTA IV?
- Yes, on the Xbox 360
- Yes, on the 60g PS3
- Yes, on a non-60g PS3
- No, on the Xbox 360
- No, on the 60g PS3
- No, on a non-60g PS3
If you have a forum account, head over here and vote in the poll.
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19 responses so far ↓
1 Doc // May 1, 2008 at 2:22 pm
2 freeze-ups Xbox 360. Sound kept playing but the motion froze and I couldn’t shut down with controller… had to hard reboot.
2 Shinigami-Kun // May 1, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Very extreme problem i had, my PS3 actually died on me. And to take the piss, GTA is stuck in there too. I bought my (60gb) PS3 on launch so im one month out of warranty, but sony actually allowed me, they offered an exchange for next week for free, which is just excellent. However they said they will take 4 bloody weeks to get GTA4 out, so meh i bought a temporary copy again. And when this new/refurbished PS3 arrives im looking to extend the warranty on that. Right now, im bored as hell, and just lingering on msn looking at all my mates and clan members playing the game, some have also experianced crashes. But at least they get to run over people. Anyway im still chuffed at how sony are actually exchanging my ps3 for free outside of waranty.
3 Phoenix // May 1, 2008 at 3:10 pm
No problems at all on my 80 gb ps3. Guess I’m Just Lucky.
4 Lono // May 1, 2008 at 3:11 pm
no problems so far… *knocks on wood*
5 KrazeRage // May 1, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Yes, on a non-60g PS3.
Cannot get online. Also when I had the phone out then paused to look at the map it froze and I had to restart, other than that its fine.
6 Graham // May 1, 2008 at 3:59 pm
One locked up loading screen on 20GB Xbox. Eject and re-load of game fixed it
7 IncredibleBulk9 // May 1, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Lol I think Joystiq beat you guys to the punch
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/30/poll-are-you-having-technical-issues-with-gta-iv/
Looks like the 360 is the least likely to crash. I’ve had no problems myself and it seems very suspect that none of the reviews mention it… Maybe the review builds just ran smoother, who knows
8 Kiltman67 // May 1, 2008 at 4:51 pm
No problems on the Xbox, though I’ve only gotten to play it for about 4 hours since it arrived on Tuesday morning.
9 Animathias // May 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm
@IncredibleBulk9: Every website is doing the same things. You’ll notice plenty of multiplayer guides out there for GTA, but yours truly was one of the first ;).
In any case, Joystiq’s community doesn’t reflect ours, I’d rather see what the Sarcastic Gamers have to say about any issue.
10 Youlikeyams // May 1, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Yes, on the 60g PS3.
A freezeup nearly every time I drive into what is essentially Times Sqaure.
11 Mrbadguysan // May 1, 2008 at 6:25 pm
No freezeups on a refurbished PS3 60GB. It has been completely awesome.
12 Mr_Cheerful // May 1, 2008 at 8:55 pm
yes twice on xbox 360, same as Doc had to reboot
13 CallMeEsteban // May 1, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Played for over 10 hours the first day and 5 the next and no problems. 20gig Xbox 360
14 Sean P. // May 2, 2008 at 12:56 am
Yep, on my 360. Only the once, but I got an “Unreadable disc” error message three times in one sitting, but that’s down to Microsoft’s cheap hardware rather than Rockstar.
15 Insubordination // May 2, 2008 at 1:46 am
I don’t know if I’ve personally had a problem with my console because I think it is just GTA’s LIVE messing up, but for some reason, whenever I try to join co-op, it boots me out or kicks me back to the open city…But as for crashes and rebooting…no…(Xbox 360)
16 SarcasticSparki // May 2, 2008 at 7:14 am
No, on the Xbox 360
No freezing, but I was a little concerned the first time I turned it on. I wouldn’t let me hit ‘A’ to start the game… I quickly realized that I had a guitar plugged in that was registering as Player1, and I think that’s a first. It required my controller to be in 1st slot at game start (I had to reboot the game to play), unlike other games where they register the first controller to interact as P1.
17 Zebus // May 2, 2008 at 12:12 pm
When I first put it in to my 3rd Xbox360 (that crashed with COD4, and earlier with GOW) it studdered, and the disc wouldn’t read. Then I powered off/on and it works.
The game seems legit, it seems to studder a lot looking like a claymation movie, and the lack of antialiasing is painful. I love the game though, BUT I HATE HOW THE DOOD WALKS UP and DOWN on Stairs. Looks like he has rubber feet.
18 tienus // May 2, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I had multiple problems:
1. start. I COULN”T EVEN START THE **** GAME!!! back to the shop, new copy, and yes! it worked!!
2. had to restart twice because it froze.
3. 4 times in a row it froze, but after a half a minute it just went on (and froze again, etc. etc.)
I have a ps3 60Gb. Never thought I would say this, but I think I’m gonna get the Xbox. This sucks…
19 FlintSteelton // May 6, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Yes on a 360 with the Zephyr chipset.
No on a 360 with the Falcon chipset.
Think that has something to do with it like bully did? Heard it had a lot of problems on the Zephyr chips since they only tested it on the newest Falcons.
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