Can't Play GTAIV? Sign Out Of The PSN
See Full ImageBy now, we all know about the severe freezing and lock-up problems players have been experiencing with Grand Theft Auto IV, but while Rockstar and Sony have been working to come up with a repair patch of some kind, most gamers are just trying to find their own fix. Well, one way seems to work out just fine for many users.
According to GamePro and a variety of feedback we've seen from readers, there may be a very simple solution to fixing any and all GTAIV problems: simply unplug the PS3's Internet connection. Either that, or you can just sign out of the Network before you start to play, and that should let the game load without any issues. Of course, this means you can't head online with GTAIV, but we're fairly convinced that most players are only trying to get through the single-player campaign right now. So while we wait on any updates from Rockstar and Sony, you can give this a try and see what happens. It just might work...
It worked for us, anyway. I didn't see the game freeze until last night - I had already played for quite a long time - but it did irritate me. A mission wouldn't load and that was that. But after turning off the system and reloading, after signing out of the PSN, it was fine. It's only a one-time try for me, and it might just be a coincidence, but it's better than nothing. Give it a try!
Related Game(s): Grand Theft Auto IV
5/4/2008 Ben Dutka
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Jove
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 12:20:08 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 3:15:37 PM
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To contact me, it's bdutka@psxextreme.com.
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pavlovic
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 8:52:01 AM
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two booooo's to Rockstar
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ThePoetRazel
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 12:48:34 PM
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First they must identify the problem, find the cause of the problem, find a solution to the problem and then create a downloadable patch to enact the fix.
All of this takes time and hard work. And maybe people should show support for the developers, who are no doubt working hard on this right now.
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KidCallaway123
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 9:27:53 AM
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Right now I don't even use my PS3 online so does that mean I won't have this problem?
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Gamer_Josh
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 12:54:14 PM
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erislocker
Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 2:56:28 PM
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i was worried i would be part since i got 60 GB ps3. but it was fine, until one mission wouldn't load...
i didn't think of the "offline" mode, before deleting a savegame. luckily i had an autosave not long before. so now, i always go and make a double save every now and then. (just in case...).
ps: game KICKS ass!
i'm trying to play as fast and as slow as possible...
i want to enjoy it as long as i can!
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Nasty80
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 7:09:13 PM
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HazeDG13
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 @ 9:42:20 AM
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Take-Two suggests PS3 GTAIV fix
Reports of Grand Theft Auto IV freezing up have been circulating message boards since the game's launch Tuesday, but Rockstar Games has been tight-lipped as to the reason or the remedy, passing off requests for public comment onto Sony. While the majority of complaints appear to be coming from PlayStation 3 users, Xbox 360 owners with glitch-ridden game experiences have also voiced their frustrations online.
Take-Two representatives may not have been willing to go on the record about the issue, but the publisher's tech support team does not have the same luxury when it comes to customer complaints. An inquiry into the Take-Two tech support site yielded the following array of suggestions on how to fix the problem. The 12-part response follows below:
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.
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Loogs
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 9:45:20 PM
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27s
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 11:03:02 PM
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I have found, at least for me, that I can have my Ethernet plugged in and the internet/GTA works great. Yet, when I was using wireless, it would freeze/crash, and then I disabled the connection, and it would work again. So, if you want to play online, I would try using the Ethernet port!
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Jdogtoocool
Friday, May 09, 2008 @ 1:45:19 PM
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John Shoemaker
Sunday, May 04, 2008 @ 11:36:28 PM
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