New patches released for GTA IV

By Ellie Gibson Published 24 June, 2008

Available for 360 and PS3 versions.

Rockstar has released new patches for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grand Theft Auto IV.

According to the Rockstar Social Club website, the patches fix "multiplayer connectivity issues" such as freezes and bugs within races and lobbies. Visit the site for the full rundown.

"We sincerely apologise for any inconveniences and thank you for your continued support," said Rockstar.

The patches are available for download now via Xbox 360 and PSN.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • cyacomini #1 4 years ago

    "The patches are available for download now via Xbox 360 and PSN"

    via the console, or the online service? You can't use both.

  • asphaltcowboy #2 4 years ago

    Well, we had some party games last night and everyone seemed to survive without too many problems! The main problem we had was finding people to play against!

  • DUFFMAN5 #3 4 years ago

    Just played gta race and death match. No problems/changes I could see. DM is still played by mostly thick sounding yanks talking about 911,Bush (the pres not the other!) and how big their dicks are. I had to leave in the end, but not before singing God save the queen! and I hate royalty.
    Poxy usa twats

  • bioreit #4 4 years ago

    @ asphaltcowboy

    "The main problem we had was finding people to play against!"

    I've played every single GTA and loved every one, from release and have been crying out for official multiplayer support since about the time of my first GOURANGA! Now we have it - and with a plethora of options to boot - and I find myself disinterested in it. I spend all my time playing the story. I must have only wanted it so much because it wasn't there, I guess.

    Or maybe I was slightly spoiled by the Crackdown co-op, which just seemed a little more fun, if also a little more laggy - this GTA seems a little more restrictive than San Andreas - it just doesn't seem to encourage experimentation and messing around. Unlike Crackdown, which was fun just leaping about throwing cars and lamp-posts at each other. Or making huge piles of cars which you then blew up.

  • Ignatius_Cheese #5 4 years ago

    Good news! If this works, I'll be back in Liberty City playing with the boys without wishing to kill everyone (and not in a gaming sense...) Lost connections are this year's tearing.

  • Olemak #6 4 years ago

    I have tried connecting to multiplayer games a few times, never had any success. I hope this will fix it, but GTA IV still does not strike me as a game anyone would play "seriously" online, for long periods of time I mean, like Battlefield or something. It's mostøly there for the novelty effect, isn't it? A "Try once and then get on with it" type affair?

    I would still like to try it just the once, tho. Hope this patch wil make a difference.

  • Darren #7 4 years ago

    Unrelated but where the hell is this GRID 360 patch that was promised like THREE weeks ago? By the time it's released no-one will be playing the damn game anymore! /tuts at Codemasters

  • Darren #8 4 years ago

    P.S. Are these patches the same size for both the PS3 and 360 versions because I have both games and the PS3 patch at 19 MB took well over a minute, possibly two to download and install. The 360 one took around 20 seconds! :o

  • space_ace #9 4 years ago

    i hope they fix the error "can't play with silver account" :p

  • Darren #10 4 years ago

    P.P.S. GTA IV has an ONLINE mode?!? Crikey... never realised... been far too busy playing the single player to even check! LOL

  • asphaltcowboy #11 4 years ago

    "It's mostøly there for the novelty effect, isn't it? A "Try once and then get on with it" type affair?"

    Actually no, if you get in a good party with some friends, you can spend an entire evening mixing and matching the gametypes and generally having a shitload of fun!

    @bioreit: The having fun and just messing around thing that happens in Crackdown doesn't really apply in GTA, unless you're playing Free mode - the other modes all have goals and tasks, so it's more focused than Crackdown (that doesn't necessarily mean it's more fun, just different).

  • spookyzombie #12 4 years ago

    Have they fixed the 60gb freeze problem yet?

  • monkie_king #13 4 years ago

    I thought there was already a patch for that, about a week after release?

  • AJUK #14 4 years ago

    I wish they would release a patch to fix the save-game bug :( I'm stuck with no missions after 'Pest Control' and I'm not the only one.

  • beastmaster #15 4 years ago

    have they fixed the missions not kicking in bug? Spend 55 hours in the damn thing and no final missions, despite trying everything. Not played it since and doubt if I ever will. Shame.

  • wattoo #16 4 years ago

    Downloaded the patch and played last night. Didn't notice any difference in connections I still spend the majority of my time staring at loading screens, rebooting the game, rebooting the PS3, trying to find a game with enough people in and about 5% of my GTA time actually playing although there's a good chance I won't reach the end of a game before being banged out.

  • oreillymj #17 4 years ago


    Issues patch then goes back to counting cash.....