Freezing issues reported by some GTA 4 players

By James Orry - 29/04/2008 - 4:10pm GMT

Problem more common on PS3, but there are reports of similar issues on Xbox 360.

With such a massive amount of gamers playing GTA 4 there were bound to be some problems reported, the first being a freezing issue with the PS3 version of the game.

Numerous forum posters are reporting the game has frozen on them during a cut scene early on in the game, with technical support suggesting those experiencing problems erase the install files and the game save and start over. This fix, according to reports, does appear to remedy the problem.

There have also been reports of freezing in the Xbox 360 game, but with no hard drive install it could be that the problems there are just random occurrences.

We've had the Xbox 360 version on for well over 40 hours and had no problems and we're also crash-free after several hours with the PS3 game.

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Posted at 22:04 on 29 April 2008
myles	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post my 360 keeps freezing during the "three's a crowd" mission. It's done it 4 times now all in different spots. Reply

Posted at 22:09 on 29 April 2008
i am human	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post why does this happen to me Reply

Posted at 22:52 on 29 April 2008
The Dude	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I just popping the game literally 1 hour 45 minutes ago and it has frozen up 9 times on my 360 elite. during the opening scene, then right after the first save and then everytime i walk out the building and get anywhere from 10 feet to right around the corner it freezes! Reply

Posted at 22:58 on 29 April 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post erasing the save and starting over doesnt work Reply

Posted at 23:33 on 29 April 2008
XBOX Guy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Mine freezes during the intro sequence, and if skipped, right away during game play. XBOX 360 works for everything else, it's a game defect, not a "random occurence." Reply

Posted at 23:37 on 29 April 2008
Same as Dude	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Just like The Dude posted, mine froze during opening scene, every time I walk down street, etc. this sux. just got new xbox 360 elite from warr replacement. play oblivion for days straight with now power off and no problems. have intercooler. tried with and without intercooler. same thing. Any workarounds? Reply

Posted at 01:15 on 30 April 2008
killakevmiket	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post ive had mine on in my PS3 ever since i got home last night at about 1230 and it hasnt had a single problem but everyone i know who has it on 360 has been having it freeze alot so its either the 360 or the disc Reply

Posted at 03:35 on 30 April 2008
mehowmeza	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post on my ps3 it freezes randomly ive been playing for not even 2 hours and ive had it freeze about 6-8 times the fighting also seems to lag whenever i fight someone it lags until i get my ass kicked or i get busted Reply

Posted at 03:47 on 30 April 2008
Johnny	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I played mines for 12 hours straight on the ps3 when i got the game at midnight with out a problem. Now it keeps freezing for a second every 10-15 seconds during game play and cut scenes. I am aware that the 60gb models are affected, mines is a uk launch 60gb with about 29gb free space. I hope this can be fixed soon Reply

Posted at 04:12 on 30 April 2008
Matthew	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I got mine at midnight and played it last night and it froze. Tried erasing the game data and reinstalling with no luck. So i took the game back and got a new one, tried it like 10 mins ago and the same dam thing happens. This sucks. Had this game preordered since Feb and this crap happens. They coulda just pushed back the game again for the 20th time to fix these dam bugs. Reply

Posted at 06:30 on 30 April 2008
Ag207	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Yea mine is doing the same thing on the 360.. I bought it at 12 and played it for about 2hrs before it started freezing my whole xbox. Its always at the opening scene when Nikko walks down the stairs into the street. I hope this will be fixed soon, if not some people will be very angryyy..... Reply

Posted at 10:42 on 30 April 2008
Tange	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I played about 10 hours so far on the 40gb PS3 and not a single problem yet. It's awesome. Reply

Posted at 12:01 on 30 April 2008
DanielPS3	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I've only played for 1 and 1/2 hours and no problem, the game is so frar so good and i am really impressed with the game (except for the driving which i hate because u cant turn corners at high speeds) Reply

Posted at 15:49 on 30 April 2008
GTA MAN	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post THIS IS SO ANNOYING IT FROZE LIKE 5 TIMES, I EVEN CLEANED THE DISC Reply

Posted at 18:41 on 30 April 2008
Smurfy	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I too am one of the unlucky ones. 360, no problems with any other games. It happened the first time on a cut scene and now happens at the start screen with the guys with crowbars or else when I am about to go out of the apartment. It has happened on the map screen as well. This is wretched. I updated my console and that got me in once for another hour of play, it seemed to help to have to log into xbox live. But since then 15 tries with a freeze every time. Has anyone on the 360 tried the supposed game data delete fix? Reply

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