Poll: Are you having technical issues with GTA IV?

by Ross Miller { Apr 30th 2008 at 6:00PM }

We've heard about various reports of the technical problems with Grand Theft Auto IV. We're conducting a network-wide poll with our friends at X3F and PS3 Fanboy to see how the Joystiq community has been afflicted with the issues. After voting, please let us know your specific problems in the comments below.

Are you having problems with Grand Theft Auto IV?
	Yes, and I use the Xbox 360
	Yes, and I use the 60GB PS3
	Yes, and I use the non-60GB PS3 (please specify in comments)
	No problem (Xbox 360)
	No problem (60GB PS3)
	No problem (non-60GB PS3; please specify in comments)
	Don't own the game, I just felt compelled to click something

Tags: grand-theft-auto, grand-theft-auto-iv, gta, gtaiv, hardware, issues, poll, problems, rockstar, rrod, take-two, technical

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)

NATO_Duke @ Apr 30th 2008 6:06PM

Im sure nobody is going to click a vote for problems with the system they are fighting their personal war with....no, fanboys would never!

Anyway, I have it for the 360 with no problems. Yet when I inserted that disc into my PS3 it didn't work - WTF!?

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 30th 2008 6:13PM

Yes, it keeps popping up all over my favorite gamming blog and im frankly sick of hearing about it. OVERKILL.

xFenixKnightx @ Apr 30th 2008 6:17PM

Lol, how'd you get the 4star wanted rating achievement so fast Duke? Your motto on LIVE is "Heck I got no skill" :P

Slayer @ Apr 30th 2008 6:20PM

Didn't you know? You have to turn the ps3 upside down for it to work.

Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 30th 2008 6:39PM

SSLAAAAAAYYERRRRRRRR!!!!!

The only problem I have is not being able to stop playing and completing other tasks that I have.

E.J. @ Apr 30th 2008 6:55PM

@Fenix

Go drive onto the tarmac at the airport, automatic 4 stars. Try to escape it. I suggest knowing where the tunnels are.

@Everyone having freezing issues with 360:
This is what fixed it for me:
Exit GTA IV by going to dashboard.
Select the DVD-tray icon in the dashboard to boot up the game, as soon as it fades to black, hold LB and RB until you see the Rockstar logos then let go.

That should clear out your game cache (not HDD cache that holds patches and stuff). Again, this fixed the freezing issue in MY case, it could be different or it could be the same for you. Good luck!

Just_a_guy @ Apr 30th 2008 8:07PM

And then you realized that GTA4 got a higher rating and that brawl is beating the shit out of all other games right now!

Matt B @ Apr 30th 2008 9:55PM

@ Nato,
"Im sure nobody is going to click a vote for problems with the system they are fighting their personal war with....no, fanboys would never!

Anyway, I have it for the 360 with no problems. Yet when I inserted that disc into my PS3 it didn't work - WTF!?"

SO you have the PS3 version with no problems and your 360 version doesn't work?

Carl Abrams @ Apr 30th 2008 10:09PM

@fenix -

You want to catch 6 stars AND the one man army achievement? It takes a while to do - I found it out by accident. From the last subway station on line 8, just start walking down the tracks. When you get halfway across the 'Brooklyn' bridge, your star rating goes to an automatic 6. Then just continue walking along the tracks. The cops will eventually come down into the tunnels after you, but by the time you've strolled along, you've had 6 stars for a LONG time.

And the CAD for today is perfect!
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20080430.jpg

The DREADED 7th star... :)

xFenixKnightx @ May 1st 2008 12:39AM

EJ

Thanks, got the achievement quick after being on the Tarmac

Carl

Will try that thanks again.

Shogan @ Apr 30th 2008 6:07PM

Not having any problems with the 360 version. I have an Elite if that narrows the issues down a bit.

PRgeek82 @ May 1st 2008 11:09AM

After voting that I hadn't had any problems in the 360, I started playing, and the game froze. I had just completed Bull in a China Shop and the game froze on the cut scene with Vlad... I also have a 360 Elite.

Schmobu @ Apr 30th 2008 6:09PM

I've had only a few minor problems, such as the occasional crash, after loading, and the obvious problems with euphoria, by the way does anyone else find that they made the driving harder, I constantly spin out when tapping the Lb, oh yeah you can make Niko walk funny if you walk into the window out front the russian clothes shop, I just thought it was funny looking.

And this game has none to no problems and compared to many other games, it is very well tested, let us not remember Oblivion.

Schmobu @ Apr 30th 2008 6:09PM

Oh yeah base with added on 20 GB

NATO_Duke @ Apr 30th 2008 6:11PM

I remember Oblivion as being a great game. Sorry that you remember otherwise. (You didn't say what system you have)

Shmil @ Apr 30th 2008 6:15PM

The driving is definitely more difficult than in previous GTA games, but once you get the hang of it it becomes quite easy. Just don't try to make and sharp 90 degree turns with the hand brake.

Korova @ Apr 30th 2008 6:22PM

Shmil, that's what she said.

Schmobu @ Apr 30th 2008 6:26PM

Aye, what, Oblivion had more bugs than pokemon, on top of that they took out the AI which made the game what it was gonna be, I don't see how you could not have noticed the constant freeze up, the Clavicus Vile quest freeze up, and all the other bugs that I have forgotten since along time ago.

Too the guy below the guy below my reply.

Yes indeed the controls do get better as you play, I've certainly got better, but my gripe is that easy driving was one of the coolest points in the previous GTA games, I loved being able to pull off turns with little to no effort, and the reasonthe driving is harder is because of the more realistic wheel physics they have physics for every wheel instead of the car itself, it's why pulling of two wheelers is so easy now.

Microswirl @ Apr 30th 2008 6:43PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Oblivion is the game of the decade. C'mon developers, just 2 more years left for you to TRY taking the crown from Oblivion... go on... I daaaare ya!

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 30th 2008 7:19PM

Let us remember Elder Scrolls IV, a game that is too good for the likes of you. Go bang some rocks together caveman.

Schmobu @ May 1st 2008 5:14PM

Not a chance Oblivion simply put is not the game of the decade, I wouldn't even place it as game of the year, it was just too bugy, and lacked freedom in almost all the places in which it had freedom, it fucked up way too, much, not enough people in the towns, not enough character to NPC interaction, not enough armor customization, a horrible interface, bad combat system, mostly on the tedious side, it just could not capture a realistic view of a fantasy world, they just limited the game far too much, IMO oblivion never even made it to game of the decade, there are too many good and better games out there, Gears of War, Resident Evil 4, Zelda Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash bros both, GTA IV, Vice City, and there are more I just can't think of anything, else, and do just say oh you know nothing about video games, well on the contrare, I may be one of the few people on this planet that actually consider video games a true form of art, and enjoy them much more thougroully than almost anyone else, Oh yeah the music in Oblivion was completely off aswell, they should have used seperate indoor outdoor wilderness tracks it screws with the mood, and Yes I played Oblivion to the end and yes in the short time I have owned oblivion I have clocked in 500+ hours that don't count all my constant deaths.

Microswirl @ May 6th 2008 6:23PM

@Schmobu

If you've put over 500 hours into Oblivion, the game must have done something right. There's not many games that can act as such an effective time-sink, and it's precisely because of that sheer variety and scope that it deserves the title "Game of the Decade". Personally, I've only put about 150 hours into it, so maybe your criticisms of such minute details are due to a condition known as "Cyrodil Fatigue"... it's like you've been living in a room with the same pin-stripe wallpaper for 20 years... eventually it's gonna get on your nerves.

Schmobu @ May 8th 2008 3:59AM

not true I'm like that for like every game I play, I notice every minute detail on everything, no texture gone unnoticed no music file gone unheard, no advance graphic technique go un-analyzed which is why I am so critical of games,any games, and every game.

And no not game of the decade, the world lacked a high sense of immersion for player to NPC communication which is a massive flaw. also I spent alot of time running from guards due to ominscence AI and alot of times fighting the Demi god denizens of the many games long and boring ruins.

arti57 @ Apr 30th 2008 6:12PM

Just crunched some of the early numbers here and it looks like the 360 is having about a 13% error rate. That is probably pretty accurate since there are a few hundred respondents already. All of the PS3's are around 30% but that isn't a number I'd bank on. The of the low number of PS3 respondents aren't enough to really register an accurate sample.

Rususeruru @ Apr 30th 2008 7:11PM

Statistics are 100% correct 98-76-110-45% of the time.

Microswirl @ Apr 30th 2008 7:32PM

97% of all statistics are completely made up

^including this one

Zoot Suit Jedi @ May 1st 2008 12:14PM

50% percent of the time, statistics work everytime.

Ghen @ May 1st 2008 1:02PM

100% of the people replying to this post are beating an old dead meme into submission once again.

Carl Abrams @ Apr 30th 2008 6:12PM

No problems with my 360, and I was sweating bullets, too. This was a launch console that finally RROD'd last week that I fixed using the X-clamp fix. (Boy, was that chip nasty looking in there from the goop they'd used - btw, if your console is NOT covered by warranty, it's actually a quite easy fix.)

Shmil @ Apr 30th 2008 6:17PM

those x-clamps are a bitch to get off.

Ace b @ Apr 30th 2008 6:51PM

you did that too?That's how I fixed mine and it was kicking ass for about a week.Then I couldn't figure out what else to do,so as a last resort I covered the gpu and cpu with a little bit of aluminum foil,put it in the oven(no really,I did but it was an electric oven)cooked that sucker for 20 mins in 450 degree heat,took it out,let it cool,and it hasnt failed me since.
And that was like 2 months ago.
So if anyone has a broken one,let me know cause I wanna c what else can fix these things.

Carl Abrams @ Apr 30th 2008 10:08PM

I didn't have much problem getting the X-clamps off, once I pried the first corner loose. The big thing with the fix was to make sure that I only put a LITTLE bit of silver thermal paste onto the GPU and CPU ships. Also I only used 2 metal washers underneath instead of 3.

I have seen a couple of clipping errors, though. One while walking on the train tracks, there was a light pole sticking through them, and another where someone fell through a mailbox after I shot them.

az0madman @ Apr 30th 2008 6:13PM

On my 360 version, it froze on me when I was going to try on a hat for the first time. No other problems yet though, and I don't expect much more.

Ringo @ May 1st 2008 8:10AM

I also had this occur on my 360 version.

Glen @ Apr 30th 2008 6:13PM

As requested: "No problem (non-60GB PS3; please specify in comments)"

I use the 20GB launch PS3.

Lekko @ May 1st 2008 12:03AM

same here

The_Black_Circle @ Apr 30th 2008 6:14PM

No probs here, 80GB PS3 =)

chris @ Apr 30th 2008 6:14PM

You know Joystiq, having that last option there kinda makes comparing data frustrating for me because it obscures the percentages... It's not funny and it's kind of makes the poll less convenient to use as a source of data, so.. why do you put it in?

ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 30th 2008 6:15PM

Technical how Joystiq?

Like I have the 360 version...DUH

But so far the only issue I have is really the camera and the controls being a lil wierd. Also when I go to the pause menu to review the controls it seems to change the layout without me pressing any of the buttons or moving the joystiq...

Other than that the disc works fine. No freezing or w/e...

Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 6:16PM

If that last option wasn't there, I was gonna click something randomly.

Alex @ May 2nd 2008 12:57PM

Same here. I don't even like the game...

Jon2309 @ Apr 30th 2008 6:16PM

Only had two bugs (360):

- After playing Halo 3 in between sessions, it doesn't cache the data back in quick enough, producing the pop-in to the degree it was in GTA:VC.
- Had a bug where I could only run on the spot, couldn't actually go anywhere. Suicide/Rez didn't allieviate the problem, fixed with a reboot.