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PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Rockstar has said you should erase your game data and reinstall Grand Theft Auto IV if your PS3 freezes during gameplay.
The US PlayStation forums picked up on the issue and linked the problem with 60GB launch models of the console.
One commenter called the technical support lines and followed the steps above and has had no problems since.
This problem seems to be far from common, with only a tiny portion of the Internet reporting issues; the official European PlayStation forums make no visible mention of it.
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Prodigy_BE
29/04/08 @ 13:17
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Yes, mine froze and when I tried to reboot, it shot a green lazer beam into my left eye!
I'm suing Sony and switching to Xbox! |
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killyourtv
29/04/08 @ 13:26
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game players can be so fuckin irritating. Just play the damn game on whatever system you own and enjoy it
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alimokrane
29/04/08 @ 13:40
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Hang on so what if the gamer is half way through the game and it starts freezing on him... reinstalling will obviously screw up his saves wouldnt it ? Way to go Rockstar!
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GamesProgrammer
29/04/08 @ 13:45
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Saves are kept seperate from game data on PS3, players saves would be fine, and if they were really paniky they could just copy them on to a PSP or memory stick.
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alimokrane
29/04/08 @ 13:46
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@Widge
Yeah, I know you can do that but if reinstalling is what solves the issue wouldnt that mean that the problem could also be associated with the save files ??? I dont have a PS3 so I dont know how it works. If save files arent affected then it's not a big deal as long as one is not impatient to wait for the game to be reinstalled again.
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@ killyourtv:
Well, yes, people would like to. But it seems others are experiencing freezing in the game on the PS3. :-) Just get the X360 version, everyone. Buy an X360 for it - it's damn cheap, even by the time you've upgraded it. Works in higher res as well, and didn't need Microsoft's help to get it working nor did it delay the original launch date because it was buggy. |
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Well, the DualShock 3 is still nice.
My Elite isn't as noisy as my old Premium at least, not by a long shot. That and it hasn't RROD'd 4 times like the old on. -edit- was for evilfoxhound. -zedzee or whatever now on ignore list for being 360 fanboy. Let people buy wtf they want.
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mossychops001
29/04/08 @ 13:49
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You don't have to be gay to own a Xbox 360 but it does help.
come on 17:30, i want to get home and play GTA4 on my PS3. |
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The Freeze is a cache issue same as with the 360 version of Bully. It's patchable. I strongly suspect the 360 would have had the same issue had it used a disk cache.
I suspect that most whiners here don't actually own either copy of the game and are simply bitching because they can't play it. Given how good (though not perfect) the game is, I don't really see how any gamers would be bitching instead of playing it. |
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I think the saves are like PSP save games, they are tied to a game id. So as long as the installed copy of GTA has the same ID, then it'll show up in the saved games list. Game IDs don't vary per copy from what I see, usually a regional thing.
This is pure speculation though based on faffing about on PSP emu stuff. |
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Kenshin001
29/04/08 @ 14:04
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"UPDATE3: So the Quick Format did not work, and it is not only the PS3 having these problems it appears. I am also finding reports of Xbox 360's having Lock up issues."
http://www.n4g.com/News-140414.aspx Quick Rob, make another story. I dare you. |
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@evilfox
semi agree. as I've said about DLC, I've loved Bungie's approach of "free after a period of time" for the Halo stuff. The first Warhawk DLC was a bit disappointing (appropriately 5/10 on here), the second one great.so worth the money. Mass Effect seems to have had a bit of a meh reception to its DLC, and quite right that a 'are we getting our moneys worth?' question is being raised. although its a world of ifs and maybes until Rockstar land their DLC. |
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 14:22
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evilfoxhound: uh, but they haven't made it yet, so how could it have been in the original game?
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Hang on so what if the gamer is half way through the game and it starts freezing on him... reinstalling will obviously screw up his saves wouldnt it ? Way to go Rockstar!
no! game data and save data are two separate things. Game data is the stuff that's installed to your HD, Patches, etc etc. It can't be backed up. Save data isn't included in this and is saved to a different partition, and can be backed up. |
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@evilfoxhound
"making you pay for something that should have already been in the game. Unless it's free and then that's a different story." You do know how this works right? If a developer is offering content for free - it was included in their original budget, and you've already paid for it. Theres no such thing as "free content" (from original developers anyway). Bastards the lot of them, for wanting to make a profit. |
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 14:34
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Well said, zuljin, some people have odd ideas about DLC.
Some of it's clearly a cynical rip-off, like the 360 Katamari stuff, which basically unlocks content already on the disc. But stuff like the CoD4 maps takes months of additional development and testing, beyond the development of the original title. Buy the stuff that you reckon is worth the money, but don't think you're entitled to free extra content forever just because you bought the game. |
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JediMasterMalik
29/04/08 @ 14:58
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Ahhh... PS3 bashing on an article about a rare technical issue. I'm glad we're all reverting back to 2006. Oh wait, we never changed. Also just ordered meself the game. Now to get a DS3... :(
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monkie_king
29/04/08 @ 14:59
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It's actually the DVD spinning that makes the noise, like a PC does when you're ripping a CD. Fans themselves are pretty quiet.
The PS3 is quiet because the BD spins much more slowly. Unfortunately that makes seek times much longer and leads to mandatory installs. Fortunately there's a standard HDD. Unfortunately the HDD makes GTA4 freeze up ... /plays on the swings and roundabouts |
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The Bodybuilder
29/04/08 @ 15:02
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>"Yes, mine froze and when I tried to reboot, it shot a green lazer beam into my left eye! "
Yes, something's definately wrong there........ It should've shot a blue ray beam into your eye. |
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The Bodybuilder
29/04/08 @ 15:05
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>"What about the children?? Won't anyone think about the children?!"
Kevin Bacon was thinking of them last night on ch4. |
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Geesus.. I buy a ps3.. now i notice the 360 fanboy forum twats are out in full force on these threads too!
Sheesh! As for which version is "best" - even rockstar have stated the ps3 version has SLIGHTLY better framerate, SLIGHTLY less pop up. So graphically its SLIGHTLY better - whether you care or not about the slightly is another matter.. but of course the 360 version gets downloadable content. Personally i bought a ps3 to play this game on.. As I couldnt bare to own the 360 version and be part of the snivelling 360 owning fanboy geek brigade around here.. |
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