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Take-Two Suggests PlayStation 3 (PS3) GTA IV Fix

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yea it froze up on me last night. it loads through the opening pictures and then when it tries to load up the save game is just sits there.
that's not a freeze up. you'll know a freeze up when you see it.

the workaround for the problem you're having (and I am having) is to quit the game when it gets stuck at the loading screen, eject the disc and restart the PS3 without the disc in. Go into the network settings and disable Internet access. Put the disc in and it will load your last saved game.

Play around a little and quit the game. Enable the Internet in the network settings then start the game again and it should be fine... until the next time you restart your PS3. :(
 

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wow, you'd think they actually TEST these games out before launching them... I am sure if they had randomly selected 10 of each council (from RTM to the latest revision) they could have found the various issues and patched them... And the reviewer comment.. I totally agree; if you give a game like this or Crysis (the high requirements) a 10/10 you obviously jumped onto a PR bandwagon and forget to try out your free disc you got for reviewing until after you reviewed the game... =/
 

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If you are having the loading freeze, just quite the game, log-off from PSN, and try again.
 

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Good thing I decided to wait until July to try out GTA4 maybe then most of the issues will all be worked out:toast:




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just bought the game and i really cant see what all the hipe is about tbh the cars handle like crap and they are slow i rate previous titles better.
 

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just bought the game and i really cant see what all the hipe is about tbh the cars handle like crap and they are slow i rate previous titles better.

yea the car handling isnt that fantastic. and it is real hard to handle the helicopter. still a great game though.
 

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I love the car handling! Just drive the cars as you would do in real life, and the cars handle beautifully.
 
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I love the car handling! Just drive the cars as you would do in real life, and the cars handle beautifully.

Its the general feel and visuals of it top speed looks like that should be normal speed maybe it cos im british but a cars suspension doesnt bouce around as much as the game does the brakes dont seem to work i think previous titles are alot better.
if you like it then great but it really aint what i expected tbh.
 
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Dangle just use your keyboard and mouse.
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 ?
 

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I have the 360 version, im not saying it doesnt exist, but i personally have had no problems at all. Nor did i with bully... Both of which i have played for many hours.

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....??
 

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...im running in 1080p, i dont know how you are having issues but no issues here on the PS3 except for on occasion restart from lockup which doesnt bother me.
 
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Dangle just use your keyboard and mouse.
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 ?

Keyboard and mouse? On a 360?
 
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People who are against 10/10 are ignorant of the review scale of most reviewing companies. Most review scales mention that 10/10 DOES NOT MEAN PERFECT (because there simply is no perfect game).

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.
 
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I've had this twice happen to me where it would not load the game after the initial image loop, but after restarting and loading the game again, it loaded fine
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

yea it froze up on me last night. it loads through the opening pictures and then when it tries to load up the save game is just sits there. i quit out and went to the save game data folder and it had 2 saves there so i deleted the oldest one and it the game loaded up just fine from my last save point. i think the problem is how the game saves its progress and how it talks with the PS3. this isnt a problem with the PS3, as xbox360 fan boys love to point out, it is a problem with how the game was programmed. for example if a pilot keeps crashing an airplane do you blame the airplane for the pilots poor flying ability ? of course not. i'm sure the fixes will be simple.
 
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