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dorelliun — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:38:01 MDT

Whatever Rockstar/Take-Two/Sony are doing, the one thing they need to stop doing is letting their idiotic outsourced customer service agents from spewing misinformation. The last agent told me that Rockstar has announced that there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of the games.

I know what bullshit sounds like and I meant what I said when I said this is the last time I buy anything from Rockstar/Take-Two.

Class action isn't off the table.

dorelliun

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freespeech — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:37 MDT

mine was fine!

freespeech

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Myst3r1o — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:15:16 MDT

Well, I've had my copy of GTA IV since day one and have had no problems with locking up or anything like that, hopefully that will never be the case *knocks on wood*. A friend of mind however cannot play GTA IV at all since his copy is locking up. I just hope Rockstar Games is working around the clock to fixing this massive problem. My friend almost decided to sell his 360 over this issue too. Not good.

Anyways..

Myst3r1o

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ElementOP — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:49:06 MDT

Yes, my copy is locking up after about 5 hours use. I try to go multiplayer and it locks up when I try and access games. I restored my system and now it is frozen at a blank screen showing "starting new game". ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!

ElementOP

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lestat730 — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:01:54 MDT

Ive played for awhile now on my 360 with absolutely no problems.

lestat730

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Ezekiel06 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:10:32 MDT

I was fortunate enough to not have this problem so far :)

Ezekiel06

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xmido — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:03 MDT

so shud i cancel my order and wait. or shud i just get it now and wait for rockstar to address the problem. r they going to re-release the game or all it needs is a patch or system update.

xmido

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kylo4 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:33:33 MDT

I'm glad to come here and not find out my PS3 is defective. I was a little annoyed during the very first cutscene when it skipped a little, but moreso when I had lots of cops ramming into me and I'm speeding around/switching radio channels and it slightly paused. It was as if the HD couldn't buffer the game in time and it was enough to notice. I figured I couldn't have a defective HD since I've played 1.5GB demos without a hitch, so it has to be the game. I was so annoyed I was thinking of switching it for the 360 version. Please keep us updated with this, it's important.

kylo4

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kayven — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:17:45 MDT

i have it on 360. it will load literally forever after the cutscene on "hung out to dry". have reseted four times already with the same issue every time now.

being able to complete 3% of the game is pretty fun yea?

thanks!

kayven

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Null-Python — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:10:57 MDT

@TheDoomer:
no, there is a difference. when you unplug the power cord essentially you are dissipating any power left to the equipment albeit ps3 in this case. when you power it off, you are in essence, doing a reboot. think of it like a computer which esentially thats what they are. same thing applies to a cable box; all have an OS installed & run off a hdd.

Null-Python

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Fuzi Lojak — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:01:36 MDT

@KoalaKenny:

I just got a refurb'ed replacement from Microsoft for my Elite which died of the RROD. Ghost Recon 2 would randomly freeze up as did my daughter's Cars disc but nothing like GTA4 is. Even after going through troubleshooting steps (clearing cash, game saves, turning off rumble feature, etc) with a replacement disc I'm still having freeze ups at random places within the game, mostly before the first save point as well as a few minutes into multiplayer.

I'd probably trade in my xbox and all the games if it wasn't for the fact that the PS3 is having similar issue.

Fuzi Lojak

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djHEAT — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:20:20 MDT

For the PS3, I think only the 60 GB version is locking up. Luckily there's no more of those anymore.

djHEAT

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Ourobolus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:12:31 MDT

This definitely isn't just the 60 GB version...my 40 GB did the same damn thing. Got a new copy, and while it doesn't freeze during cutscenes anymore, now it loads random stuff while running around the city, causing the game to freeze for a second

Ourobolus

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KEELr — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:05:46 MDT

Closed in about 7 hours today on a launch 360.. not one single problem!
God this game is good!
My thoughts go out to the gamers who have a problem.

KEELr

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Elrando — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:53:13 MDT

GTA4 is running fine....

On my LAUNCH 360

Elrando

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a. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:29:33 MDT

it freezes me on 360 during the fisrt mission in about 1-2 mins after the cutscene.

reproduced 5 time before smashing my controller to the ground by frustration.

interestingly, the xbox can be switched off by it's "soft " button, but the dashboard is not coming up if i press the guide button

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deepee — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:23:02 MDT

Happened to me, screen went black in the first cutscene and stayed black.

deepee

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JohnnyD57333 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:07:45 MDT

Been playing on a 8 month old Elite and no problems. As a matter of fact, Bully gave me no problems as well.

JohnnyD57333

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LazarusAnius — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:58:12 MDT

Comment on Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up? Jack Thompson's finally done it! The end is nigh!

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navvywavvy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:49:57 MDT

40GB PS3 (two months old) - Game froze during play. System unresponsive.

navvywavvy

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DirtyboyXL — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:48:46 MDT

Exact same thing happened to me as KindaGamey. Wiped the smudges off and game plays fine with no crashes (although save frequently just in case).

DirtyboyXL

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jacko16 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:21:57 MDT

@RageKage: its maybe not bad if your copy works. but seriously my xbox 360 copy freezes on me every 2 mins. ive tried everything people are sayin! nothin wrks! nd thers 100s of thousands mre that its happenin to. the problem is theres no other copys to replace them with so its like we dont even have gta iv! its freekin madness!!!!!!!!! rockstar entertainment for the LOSE this year!

jacko16

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jrspartan53 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:20 MDT

ive been having plenty of freezing issues, and the disc is crystal clear, and it has touched nothing but the box and the console.

jrspartan53

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Megalowho — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:43 MDT

I just brought a brand new 360 Arcade to replace my red ringed console with GTA4, pop it in to finally play, and wouldn't luck have it - I'm getting this exact problem.

I hate this so much. Why can't people make things well anymore??? I don't even know what to do, it's probably sold out at the local Gamestop by now anyway. So mad.

Megalowho

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Orionsaint — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:56 MDT

I think it's mostly gamers who take poor care of their consoles. Keeping a scratched disc in the trey for months. Having consoles on the floor, modding systems.

Orionsaint

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KoalaKenny — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:15 MDT

Well, sure enough my 360 locks-up on the opening scene where it pans out to show the ship at sea. Screen just freezes and the Xbox only responds to the power button. I tired the cache clear with no luck.

My 360 red ring'd a few weeks ago when I was trying to play Burnout: Paradise. When I got it back from being 'repaired', the first game I tried was Burnout which proceeded to lockup with a frozen screen, much like GTAIV is now doing. I tried COD4 , both on and off line, and Oblivion with no problems. So both EA and MS said to have a friend try the game in his 360 to see if he had the same issue. He has the disk now and I'm waiting to hear if he had any issues with it. Anyway, any other 360 owners happen to have issues with Burnout: Paradise and now seeing issues with GTAIV?

The crashes seem to similar to be a coincidence.

KoalaKenny

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CwMccall — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:25:11 MDT

Its happening alright. Picked my 360 LE up last night and it freezes at first cut scene. Got a second copy and the same thing. Xbox support claims to have logged over 50000 galls today about it

CwMccall

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Xul — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:27:02 MDT

No problems here. I feel for Rockstar's customer support.

Xul

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pedantic_dandy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:09:30 MDT

There's nothing like a good crisis to bring 360 and PS3 fanboys together...it's almost sweet really.

pedantic_dandy

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GiacintaNermie — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:47:47 MDT

No problems Played for hours on the 360 last night and hit no problems at all. This is retarded 'net panic. -- Yes, it's true, inspiredtoconsider.blogspot.com is back. Keep up with Dynamite Kablammo at www.dynamitekablammo.com

GiacintaNermie

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Woodwater — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:24:59 MDT

My PS3 version works fine! :)

Woodwater

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redrabbit — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:18:36 MDT

lol, *deep voice* Bad day, for epic game...

Ah well, there'll be GTA5 for sure, no?

redrabbit

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msdoran — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:39:27 MDT

I had a scare last night. Popped it in at about 12:15 PM, and I got that annoying white screen that says to please insert a Xbox 360 game disc. Popped it out, retried same thing, popped it out again, ran a soft cloth over the disk and then it worked. Freaked me out, a brand new game should not be giving me that stupid message. It better work when I get home from work.

msdoran

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sweenyJ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:36:12 MDT

i got mine last night and experienced no such problems with it. the opening cutscene came and went and then i started playing, played for about an hour or two. i cant say that im not paranoid now that it might blow up in my face

sweenyJ

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Mr.SithNinja — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:33:17 MDT

I played through the fist 3 missions and some online death matches and it was all fine. (360 Elite)

Mr.SithNinja

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splines — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:26:46 MDT

@slyzxx786: No load times within the city, while you're driving around. There's always going to be load times for cinematics and mission interludes.

splines

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FP_slomo788 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:25:41 MDT

I've got a terrible framerate drop for like 3 seconds when I was going at full speed in Roman's car but that's it.

FP_slomo788

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Pinhead — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:24:56 MDT

The Internet threw a hissy fit when one guy had this X360 stolen.

Pinhead

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buttercupz0r — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:16:21 MDT

I had a pretty serious problem immediately following the end of the opening cutscene, the instant that control is given over to the player. The camera kept swirling around, the car was revving hard in reverse against a wall, and my controller was totally unresponsive. Apparently, this is what happens with GTA IV decides your Rock Band guitar is Controller #1.

Solution: Unplug Rock Band controllers, reset console to get my gamepad registered as Controller #1 (is it possible to change port registration without reboot??), and all was well.

But that's just me...

buttercupz0r

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splines — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:13:39 MDT

I've had occasional lock-ups but nothing deal-breaking. Haven't had to reset my 360 or anything.

splines

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jim_error404 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:13:38 MDT

I'm going to throw this out there for the PS3 owners. This *sounds* like it is mostly happening to older 60GB models. Here is my experience:

When Folklore came out, there were reports of it crashing (like you are describing with GTA) when certain graphical effects were applied. The same situation would cause it to crash every time. I experienced this myself and got my PS3 serviced (it had a few weeks left on warranty). The replacement unit has been fine but I believe there was a legitimate hardware failure based on a somewhat flakey part.
Specifically, I believe the GPU begins to fail on the older PS3s. In particular, if you run a LOT of folding@home then the GPU wears out faster. If you have the crashing problem, try it on a newer PS3 (in store floor model or a friends). I bet it will be fine. If that is case CHECK YOUR WARRANTY AND GET IT REPLACED. I think a crack or flaw develops in the GPU and it needs to be replaced. If you are past warranty, pony up the $50-75 plus shipping for a third party repair. It will only get worse and no software patch will help you. That's my 2 cents.

jim_error404

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mindfreak101 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:12:34 MDT

I had a problem when I first started it. Dont know if it was my tv or the 360 or the game. When the opening credits started there was like a red and blue fuzz outlining Niko and the buildings. I tunred the 360 off turned my tv off then restarted and it worked fine.

mindfreak101

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slyzxx786 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:18 MDT

i thought there were litterly no load times i had quite a few load times that was total bs.

slyzxx786

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Merwenn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:02:12 MDT

no problems on my copy......

Merwenn

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tk. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:55:38 MDT

I finally got back around to playing Bully over the weekend to get my R* fix, the patch for that certainly worked. Fun game, that. If there is an issue, I'm confident those guys will be all over it.

My only issue with the game was that I somehow managed to win the one random deathmatch game I stumbled into last night. WTF?

tk.

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SAKY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:55:06 MDT

No problems here on my first run 360.

SAKY

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y2julio — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:52:22 MDT

so how is it that the people that got it ahead either illegally or legit didn't complain or make any comments about this? I think the internet is full of it.

y2julio

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Sloopydrew — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:54 MDT

@sqwarlock:

No. I never had a 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, N64, Dreamcast, GameCube or Xbox that would not play. I've had it happen on the 360 and the Wii. I didn't own my PS3 long enough to experience the problem but it sounds like it's happening now with GTA4.

Sloopydrew

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Koztah — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:44:41 MDT

Damn it, I hate you all. ALL. I'm stuck at work all day til I get to go home and play the GTA I picked up early this morning.

*sigh*

Games releasing on tuesday is freaking lame.

Koztah

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Vicious-chan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:41:30 MDT

@matrixcaptain84:

it's not BS. I know a bunch of people that have the problem. All of them with fairly old, 60GB PS3's. I don't know anyone with a 40GB that has this problem.

Vicious-chan

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smuckers is good — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:38:54 MDT

Just bought...amazing...no lock up...mind breaking apart...must get back to gta...

smuckers is good

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ErasmusCotta — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:33:06 MDT

Comment on Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up? I talked to Rockstar. As far as PS3s go....yhey said the problem seems to be with older Playstation 3's. They had told me to try resetting the resolution to 720p. Bu that didn't work. I am trying to re format the hard drive which I read on this forum helped (Rockstar could not recommend but said to give it a go) I guess I'll have to play Ms. Pac-Man for the time being....

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Zantagor — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:31:54 MDT

Wonder how many of those are running "Legit" copies ;)

Zantagor

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TRT-X — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:23:07 MDT

*reads article*

Hmm. I thought the sky seemed a little lower today.

TRT-X

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Salen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:21:17 MDT

@Witzbold: Well, I can't argue with the fact that it did make a great musical.

Salen

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sono — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:17:32 MDT

Played about 2 hrs. last night on 60GB PS3 with DUALSHOCK3 (Sony's caps, not mine) and rumble on.

No problems.

sono

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Yermucker — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:16:58 MDT

mine just locked up completely. had to shut it off at the wall. the ps3 button on controller wouldnt even work

Yermucker

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iby777 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:14:35 MDT

@The Whaleman:

you're right, it's much worse

iby777

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megaStryke — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:37 MDT

@sqwarlock: I just mentioned that above. You didn't need a patch for those games. Just a Q-tip and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Or your lungs, if you wanna rock old skool.

megaStryke

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Capp — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:05:39 MDT

bought mine at midnight, started playing it at 12:10. Played for 2 and a half hours and never once saw any lockups, glitches, anything other than a flawless game.

Capp

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lammy742 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:01:21 MDT

Just bought mine about an hour ago and started playing, no problems for me on 360.

lammy742

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sqwarlock — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:34 MDT

@Sloopydrew: Just like all those perfectly fine NES games that never had a problem starting up...right?

EVERY generation has had issues like this, but it's only big news when it's a major release.

sqwarlock

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Shuyinsan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:08 MDT

The people with crashes seem to have 1 thing in common as far as i can see.

all of them are playing on either a launch 360 or a 60 GB Ps3

which sucks cause i have both but dont have the game yet..and maybe i wont untill this is sorted

Shuyinsan

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megaStryke — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:59:22 MDT

@will: You rarely heard of a game not starting up or locking up at the same point every time during, oh, the NES and SNES generations. If they did, the problem could usually be solved with an alcohol-soaked cotton swap or a little blowing-into-the-cartridge service. You would be MURDERED in broad daylight if you released a game that didn't run.

These days, it's starting to become a regular occurrence. Take Two had the Bully issue just recently, now this? Some people need to be slapped.

megaStryke

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sqwarlock — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:58:35 MDT

I did have a lock up during the mission that has you buying a new piece of clothing. Went to try on a hat, and it hard-locked. When I restarted my 360 the disc showed up as a DVD in the guide menu, and upon trying to play it I was greeted with the "Please insert this disc into an Xbox 360 console." screen.

A quick eject and re-insertion of the disc fixed the problem and I played for the next 1:30 no problem.

sqwarlock

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zanzibarlegend — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:57:34 MDT

so far the trend for every big game, there is always a kink in the armor. reality is this will not go away anytime soon. if these kind od problems are eradicated by 2009, please lend me that gadget so i can end war and poverty.

zanzibarlegend

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GOD — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:55:54 MDT

I've been running around, killing old women, men, Running over police officers and i shill havn't been locked up. The screen just fades to black and a appear outside a police station. I should have got atlease life for what I did. And with only $25 to my name i couldn't have afforded the bail.

GOD

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PakABowl — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:54:58 MDT

not sure if this is related..I had no problams for 3 hrs of playing...then went to bed...next morning i turned the PS3 on and it wouldent read the disk...tried all my other games none of them work..

PakABowl

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iNime — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:54:09 MDT

@Sollus: Tried that and no dice...did you have the same issue? I'll give it another whirl though. Anyone else have any advice. This is the only game that has freezed for me and I have tried many different discs.

iNime

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PakABowl — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:49:40 MDT

PakABowl

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fox1024 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:48:49 MDT

I have had no problems playing mine, got it this morning and its been running fine.

fox1024

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matrixcaptain84 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:46:54 MDT

This is total BS, I played for two and a half hours after I picked it at midnight and had ZERO ISSUES!!!

matrixcaptain84

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A-10_Thunderbolt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:44:42 MDT

@sugarhigh4242: same exact thing happened to me bro, ur not alone.

A-10_Thunderbolt

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heretrix — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:43:46 MDT

I got the PS3 version yesterday and I've had no problems so far.

heretrix

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will — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:51 MDT

My bet is on a bad batch of discs. Anyone from the UK having this problem?

@megaStryke:
Welcome to consoles that might as well be PC's more like :p

will

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A-10_Thunderbolt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:44 MDT

omg,it really sucks to have GTAIV in ur disk tray and not being able to play it becuse it will certianly crash within 10mins of playing time!!!!!

A-10_Thunderbolt

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KK — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:41 MDT

Very strange. It seems that some people are having issues? Maybe the problem is mostly based on the console, as the game is only a New Release?

I don't know, as I don't have the game. I hope, if I were to have this game, I won't have these random issues.

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fuchikoma — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:09 MDT

That's just Rockstar for you. I'll push my prediction further and say we'll see at least five more big bugs before the month is up!

Sorry, but they're like Molyneux - brilliant ideas, not so great at putting them to practice.

fuchikoma

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bunch.of.wackos — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:40:47 MDT

@RageKage: everything is as bad as the internet makes it sound!!
Didn't you get the memo?

bunch.of.wackos

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PakABowl — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:40:46 MDT

Not sure if this is related but i i was playing for a hour or so and decided to go to bed... when i woke up and turned the ps on it wouldent show the game disc icon i ejected it and put it back in a couple of times and still nothing and i tried all my other games and i cant play any of them. what the hell is going on been waiting forever for this game, i have it finally...AND CANT PLAY IT

PakABowl

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sugarhigh4242 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:36:02 MDT

this crash is happening to me. I have a launch 60GB PS3.

Basically, the video locks up, but you can still hear the audio. I was able to skip the opening cinematic, but then it crashed while the guy is talking in the car.

sugarhigh4242

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Sloopydrew — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:34:31 MDT

Somehow I sensed this would happen. Every major game release keeps messing up. Brawl with the disc read errors and the internet not working (and still not working). Halo 3 with the scratched discs. CoD4 making Xbox Live dead (not a direct problem the game, but ...). It's ridiculous. I remember when games actually worked when you put them in. Good times.

Sloopydrew

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megaStryke — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:32:39 MDT

Welcome to the next generation.

megaStryke

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PAULINK — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:32:25 MDT

my game's fine on the 360

PAULINK

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Vicious-chan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:29:13 MDT

@DigiMish:

Apparently doesn't work according to the people with the problem. Neither does completely reformatting the system.

Vicious-chan

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actorpull — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:27:32 MDT

I got a "Reconnect Controller" message with my controller still on, during the opening cutscenes/credits, on 360.

I think the issue was the fact that it defaulted to the 3rd slot because a bunch of Rock Band peripherals were plugged in at the same time, becuase I unplugged them, restarted the 360 to make the controller go to the first player slot, and haven't had a problem since.

actorpull

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DigiMish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:23:35 MDT

@DigiMish: eh, for the fellow PS3 owners that is... but like I said since the installation does not exist on the 360, and they're also locking up, it's probably not going to fix it.

DigiMish

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DigiMish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:22:31 MDT

Idk if this is going to help (probably now), but for those that are having the freezing issues, delete the GTAIV game data, and let it reinstall again.

Just throwing suggestions out there... allright, time to get back to GTAIV.

DigiMish

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everysystemgamer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:22:19 MDT

@A-10_Thunderbolt: I bought a 60 gig too, but i bought mine in May, i hope it dosent happen to mine. I dont have the game yet but i plan on going to pick it up today.

everysystemgamer

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MikeKelley — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:14:58 MDT

Best quote so far is from photoboy:

"luckily I was able to kill myself with grenades"

MikeKelley

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jim_error404 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:12:44 MDT

My copy is just fine. 4 hours in (more play time than sleep so far). I have the PS3 special edition for the record.

jim_error404

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A-10_Thunderbolt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:11:54 MDT

My game lasts about 7min before each freeze. It is a problem. I own a 60GB PS3 that i bought back in jan 07'so its pretty much a launch PS3. Its sucks that i waited in windy ass 30degree Chicago weather for half an hour to get this game and it does not work.

A-10_Thunderbolt

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TofuHead — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:11:32 MDT

Just got the game for the xbox360.

Game freezes during the first cutscene. Or if cutscene is skipped, game freezes few seconds in the game.

TofuHead

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cybereality — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:05:24 MDT

I got the vanilla edish: no problems at all.

cybereality

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Antihippy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:04:04 MDT

@Shiryu: It's just culture shock!

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MrEvil — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:03:05 MDT

Working fine on my Xbox360 Elite.

MrEvil

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FranzJoseph — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:01:08 MDT

no problemo so far here - and E.N.J.O.Y.I.N.G. I.T. ;o)
(Switzerland, PS3 Version, one hour into storyline)

FranzJoseph

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j14rk1n — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:00:13 MDT

@3inst3in: There must be a support line where one of those 7 year-old gurus can train you in defeating people wielding assault rifles...

j14rk1n

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KindaGamey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:53:35 MDT

I got the LE for the 360.

When I first put it in I got "This disc should be inserted into an xbox 360" with loads of japanese writing. !?!

Then during the first couple of cutscenes it kicked out with, "disc unreadable." I cleaned it and put it back and it did it again. There seemed to be some smudges on the disc that could only be taken off by windex. I treated it like a baby; those scratches/smudges must have come out of production.

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UFO — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:49:53 MDT

Just got my copy a couple of hours ago and it seems to work fine on my 60gb euro ps3.
Seems good so far though a little fuzzy on the distant textures but i guess thats just the limitaions of consoles showing up,me being used to looking at pc stuff.Oh well, im still enjoying it.
I laughed at the text mentioning you can meet and date girls and partake in various activities with them, like eating! lol, hot coffee sprung to mind.Poking a little fun at themselves?

UFO

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NarutoSoul — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:47:42 MDT

It's not a rumor. My PS3 Special Edition copy has the video freeze up during the opening cutscene. I can skip it, but then it freezes during the next one. And signing out of my PSN does nothing. What the hell? From now on I'll think twice about giving R* my financial support.

NarutoSoul

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brooza — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:45:52 MDT

I've had it on the 360 since Sunday and had no problems

brooza

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IndustrialJones — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:45:40 MDT

I picked up my copy at midnight last night, played through about an hour and a half and no lock up for me. Hell, I didn't even see the framerates drop. I bought the 360 version.

IndustrialJones

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Witzbold — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:45:08 MDT

@Salen: The fuck you talkin bout son?

That was the best part!

Witzbold

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GOD — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:45:03 MDT

@Repsode: I don't see how that is possible. There is no scaler chip in the PS3...

GOD

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rainofwalrus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:44:47 MDT

my 360 didn't lock up, but when I saw that black BENZ-clone with the AMG rims, my BRAIN locked up.

this game is amazing.

rainofwalrus

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smuckers is good — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:44:38 MDT

Im going to be mad pissed if my copy is f'd up, sorry off topic, but i plan on buying it (today in the us) does anybody know if sears will have it in stock there when they open? thx

smuckers is good

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iamcool388 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:43:21 MDT

Been playing since Friday, no issues. Havent experienced any freezing myself, and havent really gotten any frame rate problems either. I'm glad its working for me, I think I will be playing GTA4 until MGS4 comes out!

iamcool388

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Tei — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:40:28 MDT

Why would a console game crash on some units, and work on others? maybe this game use some feature of the hardware that was broken in some units!.
If thats the problem, I blame Microsoft, and suggest to use the warranty. If a game work in my XP3, sould work in your XP3, or your XP3 is broken.

Tei

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mmr — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:39:45 MDT

Hasn't been a problem for me.

mmr

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tomsamson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:39:03 MDT

i think it would be more repsonsible of sites like kotaku if they at least first check if they have issues with their copies of the game before posting something like this. I´ve heard it from several other developers now that some people who download illegal pre retail build copies of games then bitch about the game not working well on the forums which then drives down sales for the game of course.
Personally i was going to go out and buy the game today and now this post got me worried. Thanks for propper investigation before heating up worries.

tomsamson

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SixDemonBag — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:38:20 MDT

I haven't had any problems with the game itself, but the keys for my SE lockbox don't work.

SixDemonBag

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Feendawg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:38:17 MDT

@kiigan: Yo man... slow down.

Feendawg

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juscallmeweasel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:36:45 MDT

@Repsode: me too!

Could have gone to a midnight opening to get mine :(

ive got over 15 pages of items in my order history on play, might reduce that a lot now, they originally said it was posted 23-04-08, but last night it updated to say 28-04-08, that means ill get it Friday...Rubbish

juscallmeweasel

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Sollus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:34:56 MDT

@iNime:

Sign out of PSN before you load the game.

Sollus

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parad0x360 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:33:18 MDT

No issue here on the 360 version and as far as I know the 8 friends of mine who got it last night on 360 didnt have an issue either

parad0x360

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mendo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:31:37 MDT

I played the X360 version on a Falcon, and it worked great without any problem. I did 4 o 5 missions then quit (you know... that "work" thing ;)) but didn't have any problem

mendo

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X201 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:30:51 MDT

When City Link decide to eventually deliver my copy, I may be able to contribute to this thread.

X201

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M4A1 SD — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:28:07 MDT

The internet is full of drama queens. If this problem was very wide spread, no doubt reviewers would've run into it and reported it. I just want my copy already!

M4A1 SD

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SigmundTheSeaMonster — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:28:04 MDT

Oh come now. It's Patch Tuesday! Everyone knows that Crackdown, Halo 2 & 3 and other games had glitches ("gotta getum out da door!" is our motto).

If it's "internets serious", there will be a fix.
If it's a bad disc pressing, cache, other...well...I can wait. Can you?

SigmundTheSeaMonster

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Demaar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:27:53 MDT

Hopefully the problem will be solved by the time when my copy arrives. Or rather, hopefully the problem goes unsolved until my copy arrives. The thought of other people playing the game while I wait makes me feel a certain emotion... an emotion somehow related to the colour green... and also has a V sound in it.

Demaar

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kiigan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:25:30 MDT

I am 40% through the game and I've not seen any lock-ups or any technical problems whatsoever.

kiigan

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Zaos — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:24:08 MDT

I'm calm =p planned on picking my copy up right after work, then i realized otw just now i forgot to bring my trade ins :(

Zaos

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cloudtm2 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:17:01 MDT

I had the freezing problem for like 7 missions, always in the same spot too, right in the beginning of the first cut scene, and continued to freeze up thru mission 6 or 7. (It froze intermittently thought out those missions) I noticed that all the buttons were froze and all you could do was flip the power switch off. While expirmeting I found that you could just eject the disc and wait 15 or so seconds and it would bring you back to the xmb. At which point I would just restart the game. I eventually made it thru mission 6. Since that time i have not froze once for about 2.5 hours. Before that and it was every 3
or so mins. Just figured I'd give a head up to anyone experiencing the same thing.

cloudtm2

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Garo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:11:59 MDT

@ExceptionOE:
Every crash can do this. Never used Windows?

Garo

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Salen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:11:46 MDT

It could be worst, I suppose. We could all be playing Buggy Saints Row.

Salen

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gaiking — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:10:23 MDT

This is catastrophic...I am left with
no option other than taking my own life.
I shall now go get the razor blades
fill the tub for my final bubble bath,
I'll then light some candles and
a pinch of incense and cry while thinking
of what Rockstar has done to me.

gaiking

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iNime — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:10:09 MDT

Same thing happened to me! I picked the game up this past saturday. After the initial install, it froze during the cut scene. I restarted, same thing. I reinstalled, same thing. I did this maybe 20 times over the weekend. Then my friend came over to help me determine what is up, i used his disc. same thing. I then got another copy last night, again, freezing. I have never had one freeze or anything on my system, now i have it 100% with GTA IV and 0% with every other game. They better fix this sh!t... and quick!

iNime

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Repsode — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:09:32 MDT

"hurr durr, expect a news post soon stating that the PS3 is running gta4 in 630p and 360 runs in 720p"

Already happened.

[www.eurogamer.net]

Repsode

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Foolish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:08:34 MDT

No joke, they sent me an email saying for troubleshooting turn off rumble feature.

Foolish

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Foolish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:07:31 MDT

they said later it was for troubleshooting, It lasted alot longer but eventually crashed. They were saying the rumble. Sorry for the late response.

Foolish

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vbhatt08 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:06:25 MDT

well the thing is that if its a problem...its with the disk...maybe when u put ur disk in ur console for teh 1st time their will be an update.....o i hope their is an update....@decodergrizzly:

vbhatt08

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Vicious-chan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:06:06 MDT

Yeah, my copy is on a plan on its way to the Philippines and if I encounter the same issues those poor souls are, I'm gonna freakin' murder someone. Seriously, I need SOMETHING to take my mind of the unbearable wait for MGS4 and honestly, I've been bitten by the GTA hype bug these past few days.

I really hope Rockstar does something for the people already encountering the problems. I can't even begin to imagine how the must feel after camping out all night just to be greeted by a frozen screen. That shit must be absolutely devastating.

Vicious-chan

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Chances — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:05:55 MDT

I'm picking up my copy today at the local Blockbuster as soon as it opens, and felt the Holy terror rising within when I read that headline.

Thankfully, the good people of the comment section have calmed my frazzled nerves.

We shall see...

Chances

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Rexter — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:05:46 MDT

Have it for 360, havent run into any problems so far.

hurr durr, expect a news post soon stating that the PS3 is running gta4 in 630p and 360 runs in 720p

Rexter

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Antiterra — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:04:13 MDT

When the oil barrel hit $120, I said: don't panic. When the price of wheat increased 200%, I said: don't panic. When the mortgage and sub-prime crisis hit, I said: don't panic.

But this. No, this is just too much. I say: enough! It's about time someone stood up! Take arms, brothers and sisters, for the day of reckoning is nigh!

Antiterra

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Beasterling — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:03:49 MDT

@ExceptionOE

I have seen a couple of 360 games crash and freeze the system to the point that you would have to pull the plug. Rockstar table tennis and DOA4 are two early titles that come to mind. Granted this could have something to do with the 360 hardware aswell such as the console freezing when you pull up the guide. Also lets not forget Halo 3, I had a copy that would spawn me in single player and kill me immedietly. I think anytime you have a release of this size you are going to have problems with some disc.

Beasterling

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sex-target — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:03:46 MDT

My PS3 won't play it, I think it's because I don't have it yet.

sex-target

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Fuzi Lojak — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:02:08 MDT

I bought the SE flavor of GTA4. I got just up the hill from the docks before the first freeze. Turned off/on my 360, started again and got another freeze while on the map screen. I was thinking it was my xbox since I've had a few other games lock up the xbox in the last two weeks since getting a refurb back from Microsoft since my orginal xbox dying from the RROD.

Fuzi Lojak

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thebetamax — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:01:44 MDT

Played it about two hours in 'party mode' early this morning and everything was fine. My friend did have some issues but that was because his Rock Band controller was signed into port One. Once he signed off things worked fine. Party Mode is uber-awesome by the way...

thebetamax

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Aeonyx — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:23 MDT

I have been playing mine for the last 4 hours, and the world hasn't ended yet. I will be sad if it does.

Aeonyx

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ExceptionOE — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:59:55 MDT

It's false. No problem would have to make you turn the console of [i]at the wall[/i]. Even when a 360 RRODs you can use the button to turn it off. Holding the button down performs a hard shut down which will always work unless your console is utterly fucked beyond belief.

A crash can NOT do this.

ExceptionOE

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Cozwic — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:59:51 MDT

OH MY GOD!!!! I knew I should have just left for wal-mart without checking the nets, eh, oh well. I've got me a boat ticket to Liberty city, whose joinging me?!
Thank you though honestly for the warning, Kotaku, its nice that a gaming site can update on the spot with warnings. You just moved into my second place bookmark spot! :)
~PEaCE~

Cozwic

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TheNinja256 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:59:36 MDT

@Most Wanted: That's seems pretty unfair. The company used be blamed for that problem not the game. Just because a few discs are not working doesn't mean that the game should have it's reviews "chopped."

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KM91 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:54:04 MDT

It''s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel just fine.

KM91

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robotleawesome — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:52:44 MDT

@robotleawesome: fuck you're

robotleawesome

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DigiMish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:52:34 MDT

Been going through the campaign for a couple of hours now, no lockups or crashes, smooth as ice. I'm loving it, GOTY for sure.

DigiMish

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robotleawesome — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:52:18 MDT

I also noticed that as your playing it your face muscles spontaneously pull back into a state of constant grinning.

3 hours in, not a single issue.

robotleawesome

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Ungruntled — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:52:11 MDT

Mine froze during the install to hard disc. But I quit out of it, deleted some movies I'd seen to clear some space, and deleted the GTA install that had got halfway through. Tried again and... all is well, installed no problems and MAN THIS GAME RULES. I have the Special Edition version from the UK, ordered from Gameplay- they always get stuff to me on release date or sometimes before.

Ungruntled

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Pax_Pacis — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:50:05 MDT

I think "@Foolish" proved my case.

I think owners of the other console (so I mean both sides) log-in to their rival forums and just post it is broken..

Pax_Pacis

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solation — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:49:25 MDT

I've had the game since thursday. After 30 hours of playtime, online and off, I haven't encountered a single lockup or bug. woot.

solation

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Jechticknight — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:48:27 MDT

Its an issue affecting both PS3 and 360. Logic would dictate a bad batch of game discs for both systems. Seriously, Luke had it right. Remain calm. It happens. I'd be more surprised it didn't happen with the sheer amount of games being shipped. Wow...

Jechticknight

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CyaniD — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:48:21 MDT

Who cares if it chrash, or freezes, this is finaly a reason for me to get an 360.

CyaniD

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Garo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:46:19 MDT

@Foolish:
Yeah sure that's the reason why it happens to the X360 versions too... sigh.

Garo

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Most Wanted — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:41:44 MDT

Personally I think that if a real issue is found here that all the review sites need to chop their score. Being unplayable out of the box for any software reason is truly unaceptable.

ie...if BMW made the most beautiful 10/10 car going you wouldn't give it a 10/10 if it stalled on your customers due to a issue at the factory.

Most Wanted

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RogueSquid — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:41:15 MDT

This site is getting a little like visiting a GTA fansite, what with all the banners and shit around here :)

RogueSquid

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mrrobsa — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:40:35 MDT

@Foolish:
Not sure if I'm missing a joke here, but how can/did they justify that?

mrrobsa

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Insomnia Bob — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:39:36 MDT

@Foolish: If that's true, forward that email to tips(at)kotaku.com. I'm sure they (and the rest of us) would love to see it.

Insomnia Bob

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ErinIsADrunk — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:37:56 MDT

I've had zero problems thus far (I'm playing on PS3) and I've played the game for at least 4 hours now. I do know one friend who has been experiencing these problems though, I don't think it's wide spread like the Bully bug but it still is annoying for those having issues.

ErinIsADrunk

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Foolish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:36:38 MDT

they just sent me an email saying its the dualshock 3 controller causing the problem.

Foolish

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photoboy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:36:12 MDT

I've been playing this on my launch 360 for days now, I've not had a single crash, lock-up or loading problems.

In fact the only "bug" I had was the other day where I got trapped under a boat dock and couldn't get out. I hadn't saved in ages either, luckily I was able to kill myself with grenades so I didn't lose all the progress I'd made.

photoboy

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kenjara — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:35:56 MDT

I havent had any problems and have playe dfor about 6 hours so far.

kenjara

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AndrewDB — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:35:46 MDT

Weird.. mines just fine.

o_o;

AndrewDB

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harlock_JDS — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:33:37 MDT

@Mienvard:

it just gets reported more around when new games come out. systems die all the time but when systems die when a hot new games just comes out people link it to the game instead of just linking it to the system failure rate.

harlock_JDS

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soul4sale — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:33:32 MDT

"...who knows. Not us. We're asking Rockstar. And until we hear back from them, you all should remain calm."

Because they're an authoritative and trustworthy source on issues with their products. HA!

soul4sale

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Keef — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:33:31 MDT

locked up as soon as i got into a car... peeved be i....

Keef

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RazorandBlade — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:31:55 MDT

there is no doubt in my mind that my 360 will red ring from this game. Launch console, no problems (Cept for the disc drive being loud enough to wake my baby up when playing rock band!!)
but I hope this is just some bad batch that got out like 1/100th of the game or something.

RazorandBlade

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deathtastic — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:31:53 MDT

with rockstars manpower expect a patch in the next 24 hours.

deathtastic

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Foolish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:31:52 MDT

Hey everyone that is having problems needs to call Take 2 help line they are on right now America: 1-866-405-5464 or Canada: 1-800-269-5721. Very helpful info and help them out sorting things.

Foolish

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penty85 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:31:13 MDT

No crashes on my 360. Enjoying the game. Well, not at the moment, this mission I'm reloading has so far taken nearly 10 minutes, but that's just my disc drive dying....

penty85

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Ascully — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:37 MDT

Played from midnight until 6am on the 360 version not one lock up infact everything was amazingly perfect. God I love this game.

Ascully

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Wenzel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:32 MDT

Playing it on 360. No probleems so far.

Wenzel

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spectrum21 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:30:09 MDT

I just got GTA IV last night for my 360 and it lock my machine up 3 times! Each time it was somewhere different. I just decided it was my 360 telling me to go to bed since I had to work early today. Hopefully all will be well when I get home this afternoon.

spectrum21

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Insomnia Bob — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:29:49 MDT

Well, my copy of GTA causes my PS3 to "crash" and sort of half ass turn itself off during the intro cutscene. As of yet, I've only made it as far as hitting the accelerator on that buick looking car twice, after 5 attempts. I'm not sure if my console is overheating, or what, but I can say this for certain:
This is Living.

Insomnia Bob

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Mienvard — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:27:07 MDT

I've gotten the feeling machines tend to die a lot around big game releases, at least that's when the reports seem to flow in. It's as if games that's pushing the console hardware further and further is waging war. Perhaps developers have some sort of scoreboard. "Wohoo! GTA4 caused it's 100th 360 to keel and rrod in just 5 hours! That's a whole day faster than Gears did! Cake for lunch!"

Mienvard

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FlashIV — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:43 MDT

Telling the internet to stay calm is like telling the sun not to shine, like telling the earth not to orbit, like telling the children not to frolic. Please, think of the children!

FlashIV

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Sigma-D — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:24:37 MDT

Mine hasn't crashed on my 360 whatsoever. No lockups or these framerate issues some reviews have stated (even during hectic situations). So...I'm calm.

Sigma-D

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Dannon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:24:05 MDT

@Repsode: Same here, I ordered the Special Edition from Play as the normal copies had sold out and have ordered it to my work place but it isn't here yet, the most annoying part being that a guy I work with just walked in to Game this morning on his way through town and picked a copy up with no problem......getting angry and tense

Dannon

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El-Suave — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:23:38 MDT

@TheDoomer: Yeah , I had it a day early (as a lot of people in Germany did) but I managed to progress beyond the opening cutscene in a day and that's where the issue is according to the article.
Also my reference to the "off" switch on the PS3 was there because there should be no need to unplug it in case of a game failure because you have other means to cut the power. The need to unplug it as it's stated in the article therefore points to the 360 in my opinion.

El-Suave

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jovus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:22:29 MDT

My ps3 version runs just fine. but the guy at the psn@home site said his SE gta froze.. who knows, out of soo many discs there are prolly some busted.

jovus

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Most Wanted — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:21:31 MDT

For PS3 just backup your HDD and format it...that seems to be clearing up the issue.

Most Wanted

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vig0r — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:21:13 MDT

What you guys should remember is that the only people posting are the ones with the problem,everyone who is fine couldnt care less as they are playing.so it seems like more of a problem that it actually is cause only the afflicted are posting.

vig0r

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Repsode — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:20:44 MDT

@dannon

In the same boat, mate. Pre-ordered from Play.com and their receipt says it was shipped yesterday

No means to increase the priority on their shipping means I might not get it till Friday.

Oh, postman's just been. Nothing there. GRRRRRRRRR!
I guess I know who not to pre-order from in future.

Repsode

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Big_Adam — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:20:26 MDT

Phew, mine has been fine bar ONE problem.

Hitting the Xbox button (silver thingy on pad) crashes the game out.

Bar that all is lovely.

Big_Adam

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Foolish — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:18:30 MDT

I like how its filed under rumor. I guess potential angry mob doesn't exist.

Foolish

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

segamanxero — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:17:33 MDT

all is fine with the copy i procured from blockbuster at 12:10am last night for my PS3...

segamanxero

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Cruithne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:17:07 MDT

DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!

/lancecorporaljones

Cruithne

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Knolin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:16:53 MDT

Meh. Got it, been playing it, been enjoying it immensely. No problems so far! Internet is over-dramatic. My sympathies to any/all who are experiencing problems. My PS3 version runs just fine.

Knolin

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Velops — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:16:50 MDT

Games that try to push the limits of the hardware tend to encounter these types issues with at least a few people. I am just surprised that these problems are occuring within the FIRST cutscene of the game.

Velops

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:16:42 MDT

"Hitchickers Guide to the Galaxy" said it best:

DON'T PANIC! /o\

Shiryu

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

enigma89 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:16:31 MDT

I'm going to assume it's a bunch of douchebags that got together and wanted to cause an uproar created by the most hyped game of the year. I could be wrong, but Rockstar wouldn't do that to us. . . would they?

enigma89

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

3inst3in — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:16:22 MDT

been playing for 7 hours on 360. no problems. except I can't get past this one Fing mission because some dude pulls out an assault rifle and lights me up instantaneously.

3inst3in

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Dannon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:15:58 MDT

Hold me, I'm scared.

I'm more worried about me not getting my copy delivered today....where the hell is it? It should be here by now!

Dannon

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

The Whaleman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:15:48 MDT

@Salen: Not even RRoD is as bad as the internet makes it sound. But it's true... people are about 100 times more likely to complain than to post saying something just works... if not 1000 times. Somebody should develop an Internet Complaint Analysis Algorithm to calculate how bad a problem really is.

The Whaleman

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

TheDoomer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:15:19 MDT

@El-Suave: Unless you're refering to last week, the way you say you had your copy since Monday makes it seem so long ago....it was less than 24 hours...

Also, just because the PS3 has a switch doesn't mean you completely lose the ability to unplug it. And aren't flipping the switch and unplugging pretty much the same exact thing?

TheDoomer

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

poser85 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:15:13 MDT

ahhhh!

poser85

Wait, GTA IV Is Locking Up?

Shocky — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:13:02 MDT

I CAN'T REMAIN CALM!

THE WORLD IS ENDING!

Shocky