GTA IV gets 1.01 patch, freezing fixed

Looks like Grand Theft Auto IV got a little band-aid patchwork today with a 1.01 update. It's a small little tweak at 18 MB, and it supposedly will fix up those freezing problems everyone's been getting antsy over. So far, we've been playing with the new patch for the past few minutes and everything seems to be going smoothly.

Via PS3Fanboy

[THE_JUDGE]

I'm glad that Rockstar is still on their game, hopefully thins patch cures all freezing ills all across the board.

[theKiller]

its confirmed ps3 version is superior! if anyone doesnt agree with me he/she can check it with a little search in google or even in N4G but in the review sections of GTA4 and comparisons.

and if u r about to buy a console for GTA4 think of what u want more DLC which no one knows a thing about coming this fall or MGS4 next month!

[Montrealien]

the killer, you are borderline fanboy, people have choice and as of now people have been chosing both because they are both the same. I have both consoles and I can`t wait for MGS4 and the GTA 4 DLC for my 360 version of GTA4.

*runs off to play Boom Blox*

[Violater]

Please lets stay on topic.

As for the freezing I got it a couple times in the beginning of the game then I disconnected from the network, beat a few missions the reconnected to the network, things have been running smooth since.
Hopefully this patch fixes the issue thoroughly though.
I have also played a couple online games without issues.

[theKiller]

what u mean by borderline fanboy? am not a fanboy but i am a fan of playstation(i hope u see the diiference), and what i said about which version is better was the truth!! or u rather to lie and say both versions r equal?? but read carefully i never said the 360 version is bad i just said the better one is ps3 version, they r both great games!!

EDIT
no problem! happy gaming for all gamers!

[DARKKNIGHT]

1080pxbr5 playing now.....

this game is what crack was in the 80s

[Montrealien]

@theKiller

fair enough, sorry about that.

[ATLRoAcH]

...R* can focus on stabilizing the online. I get dropped a lot of times in the beginning of a game with "connection to one or more players has been lost". I have a good internet connection and all other online games work fine. Theres some things they have to smooth out still I guess. I played a bunch the first few days it was out and it started doing this thing more over the weekend (when they were off I guess). I think they're are getting it going though because I played a few games online last night. I guess Monday they got back to work. I'm glad they fixed the freezing issue. I wasn't effected by it but I know some who were. I'm nearly 50% through the single player and working on getting my 3rd star in multi. I LOVE this game.

[Silellak]

What makes you a fanboy, instead of just a "fan" as you claim, is that this news has nothing to do with the 360, and yet you insisted on bringing the "360 vs PS3 version" crap into this thread.

If you are secure in your purchase, and aren't a fanboy as you claim, what does it matter what version people have? What drove you to post such an off-topic statement?

[theKiller]

well what the definition of fan?? i dont play games often, i dont have any next gen console, i like good gaming consoles!

and about bringing the 360 topic here, well its that simple my friend i have read hundreds of posts here and they were arguing about which version is better so its stupid to ignore that fact just to prove ur r not a fanboy!! am not a fanboy and i will say it loud and clear ps3 is better in many many ways to 360, thats a fact and this year they have much better games coming, and if u want to have what ps3 have with 360 it will cost u more, still am not a fanboy i see where is the better product and i dont try to defend a defective product like some people by not mentioning the competition faults!

back to topic, GTA4 on ps3 with this patch is the better then the competition(360).

[tordavis]

Dude, you are more of a fanboy than a fan. Anyone who's played both versions can clearly see that they are the same. You would have to be delusional to say one is better than the other.

[Martini]

So you don't have any of the next gen. consoles but you know all this huh ?? Go buy ps3 - Sony loves uninformed peeps like you to buy into their hype :)

[Kalail]

lets check it out

[DomUltra]

Strange this wasn't caught in Q&A, either GTA4 was obviously rushed or something fishy is goin' on.

[Kleptic]

the issue is mostly due to how Sony handles updates...AC did this exact same thing, but Ubisoft determined it was related to the PS3's OS, and not the actual game...in that case Sony fixed the freezing, not Ubisoft...

the developers go through final Q&A with a certain OS version on the PS3...the PS3 just had an update 2 weeks before the game was released, which was most likely after the Q&A and final testing was complete...it was probably already in for pinting and packaging...the update may have changed some things, not necessarily on purpose, that caused some hiccups...

it was most likely more of a PS3 problem because sony pumps out a ton more software updates than MS...the PS3 gets a major update usually once a month...the 360 only gets 2 a year...leaving this problem much less likely...

also though...Sony truely needs a defragger for the xmb...if games are caching huge files to the HDD regularly, this is going to become more of a problem...they could easily add a defragger to the setting menu that would defrag the drive over night (thats not exactly a complicated program)...maybe in the next update...but fragmented drives are going to make bigger games like this a nightmare for everyone...

until then, we will see random freezing errors with any streamed open world games...if the entire environment is being streamed in real time...a fragmented sector on the HDD will hang up the cache, and bam...stuff will still freeze...this update most likely adds some leniancy for fragmented data, in which the game will noticably stumble, but won't freeze...I don't think anything will be truely fixed though until a defragger is implemented...

[LevDog]

Im gonna have to disagree with the above statement.. For the simplest of reasons.. If it was the PS3.. Why didnt more freezes happen... IM going of my friends and our games.. OF the 15 that got it.. only 1 had problems of the 15 8 have launch 60s (supposedly the problem console for this game).. Another reason I dont think its the PS3.. This is the only game ever on PS3 to have the problem.. and how many games have come out.. I can understand that if more games have this problem then is the PS3.. But if its just one.. Then Rockstar did something..

I own Oblivion and that world is 3 times as big as GTA4.. No freezes so the whole open world thing doesnt seem to add up..

Before you or someone else gets all Nutty.. ITS a Personal opinion.. Seems like if you dont say that now people get all butt hurt

[DomUltra]

After reading LevDog's comment I'm going to have to agree with him, the game would fall into the minority so small it's less than 1%, same like AC, we tons of other games that run fine.

[zapass]

same here, me & my buddies pretty much all have 60GB launch models and not a single one of us had a freeze.

me thinks this was blown way out of proportions.
but who would benefit from bullsh!t like that?
hmmmm...

the game is phenomenal, and I especially appreciate no popups which my xbuddies can't :P

[Kleptic]

LevDog...I mentioned in my above post that assCreed did the same thing...sony publically reported the freezing glitch as a small bug in the PS3's operating system...and released an updatea day later as one of the X.01 things we occasionally get...

Warhawk also had freezing problems...that was fixed though through a developer patch...not a firmware update...

as far as GTAIV...I have a 60gig ps3 purchased in March of 07...not sure if any changes had been made to that unit, or if it is effectively a 'launch' ps3...I have had the game freeze twice in about 30 hours of gameplay...one was online, inwhich I had to reinstall the game date file in order for it to load my saved games...one was the widely reported 'first date' hiccup that many experienced...

I am not sure what you mean by 'its not the PS3'...it most certainly is the PS3 in some form or another...whether its PS3 operating sytem side or on the developers side is the issue...and it appears from take two that its developer side, hence the patch from them...

and you could be right about the HDD...but there really is no arguing tha the xmb needs a defragger...we are constantly installing and deleting stuff...its going to get fragmented...thats the way it works...having the option to defrag the drive won't hurt anyone...

[Skater]

I just started up the game, pressed OK to update, and now all I can see is a black screen. PS button doesn't work and I'm afraid of turning it off from the system. What should I do?

[KozmoOchez]

it fixed the online servers...not the freezing...sorry to break the news

but i too thought it was too fast for a complete fix

[Keowrath]

If the harddisk isn't flashing turn it off either by holding finger on the power button on the main console or by switching the power off from the rear then try again. I had the same thing with the last burnout patch. No problems after the reboot.

[iheartSONY]

I powered down the PS3 and it still didnt download until I ejected the disc then put it back in and started the game. Then the same mssg "blah blah, must download new version, blah blah" so I hit "X" and it all went smooth from there!

So dont give up on the patch just try again.
I also deleted a lot of content off my PS3 60gb hard drive and deleted the "GTAIV install and then reinstalled the game and it hasnt froze yet(going on 5 days now).
It has worked for a lot of people! Try it!

[Dorian_D]

This didn't fix my issue. Keeps freezing at the opening cutscene.

[Adamalicious]

If you haven't tried it delete your Game Data and reinstall.

[ShAkKa]

sign out of your psn account it will probably start if you do this.

[iheartSONY]

1)Delete any content on your Ps3 that you can live without. like episodes of any shows, videos, game demos you no longer play, even instals of other games like GT5 Prologue(i did), but not your saved game data. You can always reinstall the game later.

2) Delete the GTAIV "game install", but not the saved game data.

3) Now start the game and reinstall GTAIV. I turned off the "Auto save" feature in the game, not sure if that helped me any but I was told to so I did.

4) Now you will have to download the new "game patch".

5) The game has worked flawlessly for me and others!

Tell me if this works. GOOD LUCK!

[solidt12]

iheartSONY, all of the stuff you listed is not needed. Just re-install the game and it will work.

[toughNAME]

It really isn't that great...

But hopefully you guys can atleast try it out for youselves and then tell me how bad it is :)

[Expy]

That also goes for all those silver live subscribers. And non-live subscribers ;)

[Clinton514]

But I've been playing online since day one.

Try generalizing over in the open zone.

[PiTCHBLaCK]

I Play online, It's pretty good, I play
it even more then the solo game LOL.

[Frulond]

its just so plain and no brainer it doesnt worth my time
I still love the game, just wont play it online :)

[Jinxstar]

I play online just fine on my 60 gig(Upgraded to 200) Launch machine. I had the game freeze once on me while playing but meh no biggie...Online is good from what I have seen. not COD good but I am enjoying it.

[toughNAME]

It's pretty solid and I haven't experienced any lag (something I'm very surprised by). But the online is just...nothing special?

It was Rockstar's first attempt at open world online play really, so it's definitely a good start.

[Drekken]

I think the online is the best part of the game. Nothing like drive bys with your team in team deathmatch.

Well, here I am responding to ToughNAME again... preparing to lose bubbles!! :P

[iheartSONY]

It could be better. The "Auto Aim" feature is so lame!

[Drekken]

AUTOAIM RUINS ONLINE!!! I agree.

PSN - Drekken79 Refuses to play with autoaim!

[dfire1212]

they should of fixed sp first than mp

[PimpHandHappy]

because im about 10 hours in and so far its smooth sailing

[Fishy Fingers]

Fingers crossed it'll fix all the moaning to.

[THE_JUDGE]

PS3 that is moaning, thats usually a good thing!

[Drekken]

I happen to like the moaning, it lets you know you are doing something right!

[EZCheez]

Being one of the 5 (rough estimation) PS3 owners without any hitches while playing, I just have a bad feeling this patch will be the end of my fun.

NOW I will probably sign out of the PSN before I play so I don't have to download the patch. How backwards.

[Adamalicious]

I haven't had any problems either. I haven' tried online yet, but SP has been just fine.

[Clinton514]

I loaded up the game, downloaded the patch and all seems perfectly fine so far. Just went through 2 missions without issues. I haven't tried online since, but I doubt there's anything wrong on my end.

[Keowrath]

Hahaha yeah me too. Been playing for 2 weeks without a hitch so I don't wanna fix what aint broke (FOR ME!).

[Real Gambler]

Didn't had problems after tons of hours, though little online play.

Same here, wondering if I should NOT download the patch...

[bootsielon]

Xbots can now enjoy the game. After all, they were the only ones complaining, so I guess they bought the PS3 version. RROD must have made them switch sides.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Sorry don't speak schizophrenic Droid.

[pp]

i don't need to worry about patch like ps3. i've got a xbox360 and i have not had one single problem even online

[DomUltra]

That's funny, because PoG and alot of the xbox fanbots say otherwise, strange that your the only one in the world who hasn't had a problem with GTA4, you fυcken retard.

Can we seriously just nuke his bubbles, I'm getting tired of the asinine douche bag sprouting his crap left right and center 6 fold.

[Montrealien]

I have yet to have an issue with my 360 version. I did have the PS3 version this weekend to play with some friends and that alone was a test in patience cause my game was freezing up when I would log on the PSN in-game. Took about 5 tries and 40 minutes to get going. Nice to see Rockstar is on top of it though, hopefully the problem is fixed.

[red_ring_of_death]

yea your right
you have bigger things 2 worry about
1.red_ring_of_death
2.no games in 2008
3.second red_ring_of_death
4.lag
5.etc.add on if you like

[InYourMom]

Not having the problem with the 360 version either.

DomUltra you need your bubbles taken away since you can't seem to make a comment to anyone who doesn't share your same dipsht opinion without calling them names. You are a real keyboard tough guy aren't you? LOL

[Montrealien]

@red_ring_of_death

another fanboy dummy account. You guys are useless to this community driven site, I can`t wait till we start dealing with you kind here. What are you hidding from, where is your PSN ID?

[Trek5200]

Ok so why exactly are you posting? Everyone who has spent 9 seconds on the N4G boards knows you can't stand Sony or the PS3.

Flame on Fanboy!

[DomUltra]

Oh InYourMom, really? At least I'm not a hypocritical idiot who flip flops his argument all the time, what's that Killzone 2 is gonna flop and it's graphics are nothing compared to Gears of War 2? Oh, ALL of a sudden, WOW Kz2 has the best graphics don't it, You don't think its gonna flop at all, moron.

Seriously eat shіt and die.

Lol @ POG eating his own words, hilarity ensues.

[power of Green]

WTF? I mentioned flaws with the title(gameplay shortcomings) not major issues I was having with the 360 version.
I did say I was trying to move going into a cutscene and was mashing buttons repeatedly and the game froze once rebooted the 360 was fine.
Its not the same issus as the PS3's issue thats for sure( for all we know that milky white rub that was on my discs and many others was the cause of any supposed claims of the 360 version's issues including those 2 video's being repeatedly posted by PS3 fanboys trying to make their case).

I also said I took my first copy of GTA 4 back to the store because it was defective and the shop worker said there has been faulty game discs(the discs were rubbed durring production when I looked at the first disc).

You fools in here talking sh*t when you don't even know if this solution worked there's PS3 fans in here claiming it did not work.

[red_ring_of_death]

@Montrealien
whats your psn name

[gambare]

we got a perfect version.

Sigh... I wish I had the 360 version, the PS3 version is a lot harder due the traffic and pedestrians, the 360 version lacks on cars and people on the streets and that makes it easier

[dork0783]

it's been smooth on my 360.

[Bigbangbing]

its looks like there is allot of ps3 version have the freeze thing
thank god i have the 360 version and i play it every day for 3-4 hours and nothing happen and please i know that the freeze is also on the 360 version but its WAY WAY less compare to the ps3 version

[EZCheez]

And you'll never let us forget that, will you?

[Bigbangbing]

why people disagree with me?!explain!!!
am i wrong?
i have allots of friends have the both version and its prove what i'm saying
and don't get me wrong i have both console and i love them all!!!

[Clinton514]

It's not as if you were guaranteed to have some sort of issue with the PS3 version. :|

[malingenie]

I disagree with your use of the english language

[Jinxstar]

You got disagrees because its off topic and looks very fanboyish. I could care less to disagree cause 99% of the time it ain't worth it let alone reply. Good for you. 360 version to you = win. Great... And this has what to do with the patch? Oh yeah thats right NOTHING! hence why people don't agree with you. This is in the PS3 news section and your basically coming in here and saying PS3 is sub par to many fans and being biased. You may own both consoles. Good for you. We don't care this is a place where we can talk about the patch not the 360 version and how lucky you are to have it.

disagree if you like man I'm just telling you why cause you asked.

[Bigbangbing]

ok now i have even more disagree

@JINXSTAR

i said what i said
because i saw lot of people here in this TOPIC saying ((i still have the freeze))

and i just feel sorry for you guys and for my friends who bought a ps3 version and i wish ROCKSTAR fix it soon

and btw i understand from your replay that i cant say the truth and tell you about the other console

OMG this site have some strange people who hit the disagree and leave.

[Jinxstar]

Sure you are completely entitled to your opinion. Like I said bro I did not disagree. But expect it when you say anything pro 360 or PS3.

By posting any opinion you put yourself out there to get disagrees. It's them expressing their opinion. I got a disagree for my last post and didn't say anything fanboyish. just fact. Why? Cause someone probably thinks I am defending the PS3 when I really dont care. I honestly just want everyone to be able to enjoy this wonderful game on whatever console and support R* cause they are amazing.

I myself own both consoles. I enjoy them both. I have GTA on both consoles and have had issues with both but they have both been minimal. Why do I own both? My roommate plays in his room and I play in the living room. We have doubles of a few games. Assassins creed, Call of duty and we will have both versions of Soul Calibur. I also own the Wii I am of the opinion that it is more of a toy then a gaming console but that is an opinion and i will probably get disagrees for that. Putting yourself out there does it man. Hence EZCheez's reply. He's a buddy of mine on PSN and he made the perfect comment in reply to you basically covering that your off topic, What appears to be gloating and opinionated and it appears fanboyish. That will get you disagrees. not everyone will agree with you and don't hope for it. many gamers are gloaters and thats the nature. You win or lose and thats bragging rights. It's in our nature to ditest and argue and thats what makes it fun. You can accept it and support your choice in console or be like me and support your choice in gaming and to hell with the console war. Either way you will get disagrees and thats fine =D Don't worry about it bro.

Edit: I have ongoing discussions with many people on this site through PM's we at one point disagree'd and discussed. Many are now friends of mine on live and PSN. Thats the trouble with forums. they are designed for discussion but most times don't go that way. Take it in stride man. We are all here cause we love games. Sony and MS aren't paying me so I see no reason to support them like many do. They both have games coming out I can't wait to play and yeah. But saying something that can be seen as "Sucks to own the PS3 version. Hope you guys get a fix so you can enjoy what I have been enjoying a while now" which is how some people will take what you wrote man.

[Bigbangbing]

@JINXSTAR

thanks man!!! allot

btw after i saw your first replay got a disagree now i'm totally sure of what i think

well bubbles for you m8!!!

[Varsarus]

There's freezing on the 360, Rockstar hasn't come up with a patch for that version I believe

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I've only encountered one freeze on my PS3, but after that, it has been absolutely fine.

[InYourMom]

I keep seeing the same 2 360 freezing videos being posted over and over. There are hundreds of thousands of people on Live playing GTA IV right now. Every game that is released has a few problems on some random system, but it doesn't mean there is an epidemic that would warrant a whole patch.

[TheExecutive]

They need to fix the online for the PS3 NOW. Party mode doesnt even work when launching into games... I tried with a bud for about an hour last night and it kept kicking us back to the singleplayer

[TheExecutive]

why are people disagreeing? Am I the only one with this problem or something? It keeps saying that one or more party members disconnected and therefore it kicks me back to singleplayer...

[Fishy Fingers]

No, I've had the exact same problem, form RELEASE, has become rather tiresome.

The disagrees, well you said something negative about their precious games console.

[ATLRoAcH]

I agreed. I'm having the exact same "connection to one or more players has been lost" problem myself. I get this about 5 seconds after being in a lobby or going straight to a game. When in Party mode and we try to start a game it just straight up drops me. Its nice to know I'm not alone. I thought I was the only one with this problem. The online has worked for me especially when it first came out last week. It didn't work all weekend but last night it worked good enough for me to play a few games. Maybe they're working on it. I emailed R* and told them about this problem. You should do the same.

[email protected]

If you don't live in the US then go to their site and get the right address.

[TheExecutive]

thanks for the email, I will hollar at them later tonight.

[heyheyhey]

oh no

what are the 360 fanboys to complain all day long about now?

damn you R* your destroying their souls!!!

@Montrealien

oh calm down, stop being so pissy

i made a quick funny- sue me

i try to keep my fanboyism down to a minimum, notice how i never call people "xbots"

and anyway this is the open zone, fanboyism is what its meant for- this is where i can let myself go and make jokes about the 360 and its fanboys

if you hate it so much- dont complain and go to the gamer zone

[Montrealien]

And Fanboys in general look as retarded as always, on both sides. Some things never change.

[LevDog]

I like how 7.1 is trying to put down fanboys.. But he is doing the same thing fanboys are doing.. We fight over Consoles he is fighting for No fanboyism.. I mean im sorry Montrealian but 99% of people like what THEY like.. ITs like chevy and ford.. You either like one or the other.. Its human nature.. But then you get someone like you.. Who can choose.. GUYS OR GIRLS.. You can so you like both.. Fanboys maybe be arrogant and A-holish and dont listen to reason.. But at least we choose a side and defend it.. Besides its also a lil fun to get in arrguments on here.. Whats the big deal? Everyone is a fanboy of something? even if its cars Tvs computers food anything.. IF you love apples and HATE oranges you dont eat oranges just cause it has VIT C.. So your argument is just as arrogant as us fanboys

Below.. True just like you can CHOOSE to IGNORE extreme fanboyism.. You talk about choice why not choose to ignore Fanboys and comment on just the game?

[Montrealien]

I choose gaming, like a driver chooses driving, the rest is subjective and perspective. I hate fanboys here especially the dummy accounts. At least you have a PSN. You can choose to ignore me you know.

@heyheyhey

all good, no worries. I come here (Open Zone) with hope of change, I love confronting fanboys head on, like I do in my store, Videogames are my passion and fanboys ruin that imo. They need to be reminded that it is about the games and if I reach one, then it is good enough for me, some people love to defend or hate a particuler console, me it is the fanboy mentality that I choose to hate and confront.

[power of Green]

He wasn't being funny thats the way this guy is. He's over the top he'll rabidly attack you if he doesn't like what you say.

[Montrealien]

LevDog said..

`Below.. True just like you can CHOOSE to IGNORE extreme fanboyism.. You talk about choice why not choose to ignore Fanboys and comment on just the game?`

So you choose that I should ignore fanboyism? I thought it was my choice?

[LevDog]

See thats where this argument is gonna go in a circle... When the argument is choice, There is no end.. Cause well you can choose to do whatever you want..

HAHA but nonetheless its entertaining.. I enjoy this lil rifts cause we both make good points.. but its over something that really has no end.. As long as you keeping making decent points by all means continue comment.. At least you make decent points unlike some of these Fanboys and Nonfan boys

Good talk

[heyheyhey]

ok fine its cool- i hate some fanboys too like Nasim and mesh1 because they just downright annoy you and presumably choose to be ignorant

fanboys make N4G funny and they're the icing on the informative cake, without them we'd just sink into "gametrailers mode" and just say everything is "cool" and "great" and not have any over-the-top hilarious arguments

they dont ruin the industry, on the contrary- they strengthen it, i'd explain to you how that works, but im just not bothered right now, you'd probably tell me im an idiot anyway

@POG

i thought you were ignoring me? decided to come out of the cave and read my genius did ya? well good for you

[farhad2k8]

I have both versions and my 360 version does jerk up sometimes, but I play my ps3 version because my xbox live recently ran out... Now that I play ps3 I can clearly see which console stands out and that is the ps3! It has better graphics! more games and the psn store is much more better than the live marketplace! plus ive had the RROD 3 times now and i dont have anymore warranty left so it ps3 for me!!!

[Montrealien]

You know, this site is community driven and my goal in the end is that as a community we don`t get run over by the fanatics. nice talking to you guys, enjoy the site and see you around.

[Bzone24]

You don't have any warranty left? You could at least do a little research before you lie. The 360 came out in November of 2005. There's a three year warranty. Do the math.

[SmokeyMcBear]

well im in the same boat as violator, had one time early in the game where it wasnt loading the game, just a black screen with the loading at the bottom right hand corner, i disconnected from the psn, played a couple of missions, reconnected, and no problems since. Online has been a blast, but it does get a little laggy when there is 4 or 5 guys going at it with cops and exploding cars everyone and some jerk in the distance is raining bazooka rockets. But other than that, its a blast.

[marcindpol]

i still host the games for myselve and get disconnected from one or more users!!!!!!!!!!!!

fcuk this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheExecutive]

thats exactly what I am talking about. I wish they would f*cking fix that. I AM HOSTING and I still get kicked.

[sixaxis]

it didnt work for me, i have never had any freezings, but i have problem to connect online, i still get this error.This update didnt fix nothing for me

[jackhammer06]

Remove the game data and make a fresh install again...see what happens.....Don't delete the Game saves.....

[aiphanes]

For all the people having online play issues with most games...put your PS3 ip address in your routers DMZ!

[power of Green]

LOL. If that makes you sleep better.

[tordavis]

What happens if you have no innernets? :O

[monkey602]

Me and my friends only get freezing when signed into PSN so no internets no problems I guess :D

[MadMax]

Yea it f@cked up my PS3. It never had a freezing problem before until the other day i was playing GTA and got a call from LilJacob, it locked up, so i shut the system down. Went to go fire it back up and now when i put any disc in it just loads and loads but nothing. I tried to system restore, delete everything on my drive and nothing. So bummed, lost all my save games and am waiting for Sony to send me the box to send it back in since its still under warranty. Wont play movies or any other disc i try. Its the 80g version too. Looks like no GTA for the next couple weeks for me, frikin pissed!

[PoSTedUP]

i got the 80 gig, it froze up once cause i played for like 15 hours straight the day i got it, nothing since then

[PoSTedUP]

im still waiting to play it on the 360, i want to see what the difference is my self.

[599 US Dollars]

why doesn't the 360 need a patch? sooo confused. does this patch make it run in HD now?

[DomUltra]

strange....

You haven't made a new account yet?

[Kleptic]

pwned...the 360 does need a patch man...MS just hasn't figured out how to fix a mass hardware failure epidemic with a software patch...

thats right...ball your little fists up you twirpy douche...

yeah, and like above mentioned...time for a new account...

[Tunerboy8732]

I have GTA IV for my 360 and I had it since midnight release last monday night and I havent had any freezing issues.Ive beaten story mode with no problems butI take care of my stuff and my 360 is a falcon so its very reliable.

[Jamegohanssj5]

This patch freaking fails. I install the game, then it loads and 2 seconds into the game KA POW! Freeze. Yeah Sony, Felivery Dailed.

The Genius has spoken.

[aiphanes]

The PS3 works with all other games...even warhawk during the beta did not kill PS3s...and it locked up like ever 30 secs during the beta..

GTA4 is just a buggy game...and Sony and Rockstar will fix it eventually.

[Jamegohanssj5]

That's true, but they should have fixed the big problems with this patch. Maybe they're going to release another one tomorrow, now that would be pretty cool.

The Genius has spoken.

[Official General]

Have any of you guys seen buses running in any of the Liberty City islands yet in GTA 4? I have only been through Broker, Dukes and Bohan. Have you seen buses running anywhere in the game? Please let me know thanks.

[EZCheez]

But I found some parked in the Times Square look-a-like area on the center island to steal and drive around.

[lojtis]

When you get acess to Algonquin (middle island) there are buses , they are great for plowing through the streets :)

Think its about 20% through the game.

[Angelitos]

Fixed.360 fanboys can shut the hell up now.

[solidt12]

Sweet. R* gets her done.

[Official General]

thanks guys @ ECheez and lojtis

[stennexxx]

Although the game was running pretty good before the patch seems to have really helped especially with loading. Hope xbots get there's and no RROD occurs. Anyway peace out.

P.S. Haze demo this week.

PSN ID:stennex.

[Martini]

We don't need one genius - you are the ones with broken game...

[Bubble Buddy]

Kudos for R* for caring about us.

[DuMb_N_dUmBeR]

i think its great how quickly rockstar have reacted to this problem, they really care for gamers.

[tamd]

now can play hours of gta 4

[DR-IVO]

18mb for a patch? this has to be more then just a freeze issue fix.

[Lumbo]

There is no way to tell, it could be a new main executable or a new datafile, the SIZE of the patch does not relate to the number of fixes, its a mere 18MB, the PC world now gets about 300MB+ patches on release day for every 2nd game released ...

[Mc187]

this patch was meant to address the freezing issues associated with the online gameplay.

[thatdude]

it doesn't fix anything, it freezed after the update

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL I almost have this entire game beat with side missions, sad :( I think I started playing sometime in 1983 and the PS3 just now got a patch.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

How could they release a game this huge without testing it more. It's not like is was some "small" problem, this hit PS3's on a mass scale. 360 owners have been enjoying the superior version of this game for over a week without any problems, online and off. Now that you have this game patched you have a blurry mess to look forward to. No! stop wiping your glasses, you can clean them all you wan't, this game is still going to be blurry. They had the online problem fixed first, what good that did when no one could play do to freezing.

[kazuma]

mass scale? i wouldn't say that really...oh and btw 360 also has freezing problems go spread ur nonsense elsewhere.
now about the topic it's nice to know that they're working on it, ppl have been complaining for quite some time, i for instance haven't been afected by this freezing issue but glad to know rock* getting their stuff sorted out. also a lot of ppl seem to be throwing them a lot of flak...come on ppl...gta4 is like the biggest and richest sandbox game to date, and according to them the most expensive game ever. now u throw online play all over the city...and u've got clearly a recipe for a healthy dose of patches, it's just common sense. cut them some slack really i know a lot of ppl are probably really pissed off beacause they can't play the game but rock* is working on it

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

[kazuma]

u mentioned on or off...i don't really know about the online stuff(or care)...but 360 does crash offline at least, has been reported here on n4g too

[Martini]

Oh so the ps3 cumbubbles are trying to convince the world that the 360 version has problems too (haha) even though there is article after article about how for many of the ps3 owners the game is unplayable with bad online problems.. yet these douche bags just won't let go... sad... They even got a patch today (first of many) but none for XBOX ( it doesn't need one). Wow the ps 3 club just gets sh*tted on every time a multiplat gets released - aren't you guys getting tired of it ?

[zapass]

we're getting the best version and you guys get the crap. no-one I know has had the freeze bug and the res diff (if any) is not visible on a 50' 720p plasma or a 140' 720p projector: big F#@in deal!

OTOH, the popping on the 360 is a hilarious joke. kinda ruins the atmosphere to see stuff dis/reappear in front of you, lol! especially on a big projector screen, it looks really...cheap... which I know you baboons are very used to but for us, it was... entertaining.

[Martini]

The smaller resolution on the ps3 compared to the 360 must really bug you since YOU bring it up. ps3 can't hang with 360 so R* had to lower the resolution hahaha.
On top of everything you got freezing/ lockups problems and can hardly get online. Sucks to be you cumbubble....

[Jamegohanssj5]

Thanks for the Email up above because I'm about to rip them a new one.

The Genius has spoken.

[ScottEFresh]

Who were these people with freezing problems? My game has been running fine on my 60GB on and offline.

Good to see Rockstar on their game though and giving the patch so soon to people who do need it. Too bad those poor 360 owners haven't gotten the patch yet. Waiting like they usually do.

[JasonX43]

No more freezing! Yay!

[Nadine Coyle]

something fishy has gone on.
gta4 was meant to be better on ps3. i dont think so but that is my opinon

[Hercules]

freezing in the first few missions...then it locked up for like 30secs...so i waited..and it finally unlocked..on that Thursday night, it never froze again, now that i am at 30% its straight super fast for me..maybe this patch will make it go even faster..i just brought a new 40gb ps3 on April 21st, so maybe thats the reason? oh well..im loving this game..and for all those who says one version is superior..try playing it on both systems..or look at IGN's head-to-head video..there is only MINOR differences..to be superior, you will have to say that it blows the other out the water, where in this case neither does..like i said before the game came out, both consoles has its ups and downs...now can we STFU and kill, pimp, steal, and cause havoc?