Saturday, May 3rd 2008
Take-Two Suggests PlayStation 3 (PS3) GTA IV Fix
In connection with the numerous reports of Grand Theft Auto IV freezing up on some PlayStation 3 consoles, Take-Two's technical support today posted a 12 step remedy that should fix the problems. Sony also confirmed the existance of the freezing issues with GTA IV and said that it is working with all concerned parties to pin down and fix the issue. The 12-part workaround response follows below the Read full story marker.
Source:
GameSpot
Please run through the following, go through in order.
1) Delete the game's install data. This is done via the PS3 options. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Game Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, from the menu select Delete. This will delete the game's install information.
2) Delete the game's save files. To delete any save files you will need to do the following. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Save Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, and from the context menu select Delete.
3) Disable your Internet connectivity for the PS3. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Settings' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Network Settings'. Now scroll down to the Internet connection option and press x, now select the disable option. Once this has been done unplug the ethernet cable if you are connecting to the Internet if using this.
4) Disable the console's information board. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Information Board', highlight this and press triangle. From the menu select 'Do not display' Press X to confirm this.
5) Disable Media Server functionality. Scroll to Settings, now scroll up / down to 'Network Settings' select Media Server connection. Once this has been done press triangle and change the option Disabled.
6) Delete all of the system's Internet cache. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Internet Browser', highlight this and press X. Once you browser opens press the triangle button once, from the new menu highlight the 'Tools' option and press X. Scroll down the menu until you reach 'Delete Cookies' and press X. Confirm the files deletion. Repeat this for 'Delete Cache'.
7 ) Turn off the PS3 screen saver. Use the cross media bar to scroll to 'Settings', select 'Display Settings'. Now highlight 'Screensaver' and set this to 'Do not use'.
8 ) Once this has been done, manually restart you PS3 by holding down the power button for 5 seconds it will beep once and then shut down. Release the power button and re-press it and hold for about 5 seconds. The system will then boot and reset all display settings. You will be prompted to reset your display settings to how you require them.
9) Once restarted please try the game again, you will be prompted to reinstall.
Once the game has started please turn off the following features:
1) The game's auto-save. Press Start, Game, and locate the Auto-save option. Turn this off.
2) Turn off the game's flicker filter. Press Start, Display and locate the Flicker Filter option. Turn this off.
3) Turn off the controller vibration feature. Press Start, Controls and locate the vibration option. Turn this off.
If that doesn't solve the problem, Take-Two allows tech support users to reopen their cases within seven days.
39 Comments on Take-Two Suggests PlayStation 3 (PS3) GTA IV Fix
rockstar should do more than that!
(my moneys very tight right now Ive only just now saved up $3500 for a new car and whenever i look for cars in that price range their GENERALLY a piece of SH*T, eh you get what you pay for though so its a good thng im still looking around, plus you gotta remember that gas prices have only been going up here)
if you like it then great but it really aint what i expected tbh.
Anyways, i am yet to receive this issue, and im disappointed that a work-around was offerend as a solution.
Ive already decided to return the game and exchange it for Gran Turismo, hoping i get 1080p.
Ill cut my loses and wait for GTA4's release on PC.
They say Ken Lazlo is back, and i havnt heard him yet, anyone ?
About the rating, i dont beleive this game is a 10/10 either, i agree with the previous comment is there is no such thing as perfect..... But this game really has dissapointed me in certain aspects, i think for example the face has so little expression even in FMV's Niko gets pushed around and moaned at and its the same face as he finishes a date and gets invited in for coffee..... I agree about the handling, wouldnt compare it to real life at all.... movement is slightly floaty IMO. Apart from this it is still a very very addictive game and with good reason. I think little things could have been better to, i know its being picky, but im sure they could have been incorporated without too much hassle,
for example: u buy a hotdog, he has a few bits from the hotdog, which doesnt seem to decrease in size much at all... then it dissappears.... how hard for an animation where he has a bite or two, it gets visibily smaller, then he just tosses it to the side....??
Now if your asking me if GTA IV deserves a 10/10 I say no. Graphically, it's really artsy and painty and liberal and whatever...I want gritty realism over artsy painty bs. Additionally the game is sub-hd. Lastly, every car in GTA IV drives like it has a 6" suspension lift under it(besides the exotic sports cars)...Epic fail for a game that is based around driving.
The above statements however doesn't distract from the game being good and very fun on many levels. I would give it a 9-9.5.
I did not have to delete any game data or saves etc or do any of the above steps.
Playing on a 60gb PS3/ Wired connection/ signed in to PSN automatically at startup