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PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell
Rockstar and Sony plans to patch the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV today to improve the multiplayer experience.
Speaking to Eurogamer, a Sony source explained that the patch would help by "reducing the loads on the servers at GameSpy and hopefully the completely random hangs that some users have seen".
PS3 owners who bought GTA IV last week have had to endure problems connecting to the multiplayer service almost from day one.
What's more, some reported random crashes, for which Rockstar suggested that erasing game data and reinstalling as a possible solution.
This week, UK chart monitor Chart-Track reported that 926,000 copies of GTA IV were sold during its first week on sale here - with 413,000 of going to PS3 owners.
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el_pollo_diablo
07/05/08 @ 09:51
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The words "completely random hangs" suggest that they've not identified the cause.
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Haven't the hangs been identified as rockstar social club stuff? I'm sure I read that somewhere but could have been rumour.
I was getting them at one point, I disconnected from PSN, and it was all good. I then reconnected and never had the issue again. Not a single problem with multiplayer either once I opened the relevant ports on my router (which was info I had to get from an internet forum so I can see why a lot of people would still be having problems) |
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reality_cheque
07/05/08 @ 10:01
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Played a little MP last night with my friend to test our connection settings out, and I think the fact that I left dinner cooking for 20 minutes longer than I should and had the missus shouting at me speaks volumes about how much fun I was having.
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@Dizzy:
Not necessarily. Chances are they've optimised the code and are therefore not running unnecessary code which may have been running previously. Or, they could be packing the data into larger packets to send to GameSpy rather than sending constant streams of smaller packets. Obviously I'm just speculating but both of those are alternatives to chopping stuff out ;) |
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Maybe I've just been very lucky, but haven't had any lockup and have played GTA4 on PS3 for 40+ hours while connected to PSN :)
Multiplayer have also been up for the last 3-4 days for me. But RockStar Social Club is not updated with stats (the site still claims I haven't finisted the story) ... maybe that's what they are talking about?
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Maybe I've just been very lucky, but haven't had any lockup and have played GTA4 on PS3 for 40+ hours while connected to PSN :)
Multiplayer have also been up for the last 3-4 days for me. Likewise, Beano. Well, at least Rockstar have been relatively quick to issue a patch for those effected. A game of this size & scope you'd expect a few issues here and there...it's how quickly they're dealt with that matters. |
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TagemandBagem
07/05/08 @ 10:25
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I haven't had the freeze issue since launch day. I just hope they fixed MP so when you disconnect you aren't thrown back into single player. That, for me, is it's biggest error.
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Mmmm...must use my amazing brain powers to deciphere this problem...Rockstar not checking everything thouroughly...trying to get game out to shelves...stop ea takeover...too may users on first few days.
Seriously though, how often is this happening with new games now? Online was apparantly invented for patches.
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I suffered badly from the freezing bug a few days ago - there was no apparent reason for its onset, it just started locking up every few minutes no matter what was happening on-screen. Deleting and reinstalling the install data seemed like the natural solution TBH, and since then things have been fine (touch wood).
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@Widge
I'm not convinced the freezing has anything to do with net connections, I think you've just been lucky - I've not played any multiplayer at all, and I suffered from the freezing bug. The fact that uninstalling and reinstalling the game fixes the problem suggests to me that it's something to do with the way the install data is used. |
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There's another thing regarding "free lunch" that annoys me. Take this example, in my work we have the possibility of having an almost free meal, as the board gives some money to the catering company, but the food actually sucks. We complain, and for an answer we get "oh, ok..., it's not that good, we admit, but it's very cheap, so you shouldn't complain!". What the heck! I want it to be good, and if that means that I haev to pay more so I can "complain/have a proper meal", please do charge me!
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el_pollo_diablo
07/05/08 @ 12:11
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Of course, a million people all trying to download the same patch at the same time will cause a totally new problem, but I'll keep schtum about that for the time being...
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BadBoyBonner
07/05/08 @ 14:09
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Never mind - which system has such and such little glitch - can't they patch BOTH the Multiplayer interfaces - even when it is working 100% it really is quite poor - and sort out the ability to join your mates on-line - which has been a feature since day one in any game - and stop dropping back into single player - so annoying - actually made me go back and play COD 4 for a bit.
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Psychotext
07/05/08 @ 14:58
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@kopykatt: Playing the thing increases the chance of RRoD... you don't need GTA for that.
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It'd be nice to see a patch that gives the option of free aim with the classic controls in addition to auto aim. I know you can turn off auto aim, or aim will firing but it's not quite the same. They could map it to L1; there's no real need to have two buttons that perform the exact same function.
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