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GTA4 Freezing/Crashing Thread - PS3 patch is up, no fix for 360 yet.
- Thread starter Marty Chinn
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WickedLaharl
Member
what other 360 game had a major freezing/lockup issue that required you to clear the cache all the time? oblivion?
i think that was about the time we were told about the clear cache code (X, X, LB, RB, X, X).
sounds like 360 users might have to clear the cache every few hours or so to keep it from freezing on this game as well.
i think that was about the time we were told about the clear cache code (X, X, LB, RB, X, X).
sounds like 360 users might have to clear the cache every few hours or so to keep it from freezing on this game as well.
super-heated plasma
Member
Here is an interesting thought someone else had as well. Are the people who are having issues playing the SE or the LE editions? I can't see how it would matter, but maybe the discs were pressed in different facilities or machines, whatever, to make it easier to distribute for the different packaging.
I'm probably really reaching but....
I'm probably really reaching but....
nextgeneration
Member
n1n9tean said:
Can you bypass the cut scene or does it freeze immediately?
My personal take is that it is isolated to a select 60/20 launch PS3s w/ some sort of defect in the HDD that is brought to the forefront because of GTA IV. I've heard launch 60 GB machines that have their HDD upgraded w/ no problems. If this is the case ... there isn't anything anyone can do about it other than wait for a patch fix. Sorry guys.
Alright, this sucks. 80gb PS3, random freezes during gameplay. This coincidently started only after I saved my game. Autosaving didn't seem to cause any freezing, but saving by sleeping in my apartment then caused freezing during gameplay.
Edit: After deleting the newly created save, game runs fine. So what, we can't save our game progress? We have to rely on the autosave?
Edit: After deleting the newly created save, game runs fine. So what, we can't save our game progress? We have to rely on the autosave?
Mammothtank
Member
Greg said:
Consider yourself lucky?
Marty Chinn
Member
sajj316 said:
Both Argyle and I upgraded our HDDs, so it's not a HDD issue.
Been playing 360 version all day, both single and multiplayer with plenty of cutscenes and no problems yet.
I will say though that when you have a ton of people in multiplayer with the whole city coming after you, the framerate drops to a pretty ugly place.
Otherwise, GOTF.
I will say though that when you have a ton of people in multiplayer with the whole city coming after you, the framerate drops to a pretty ugly place.
Otherwise, GOTF.
I know this may be grasping at straws, but anyone experiencing freezing have that (annoying) information bar turned on by any chance? Or a custom theme? I would try to make sure that the XMB is as bare bones as possible.
In case this helps:
I have experienced no freezing (so far) and I have a 60 gig launch PS3.
-Regular edition game.
-More than 5 gigs of hard drive space.
-HDMI connection, with audio going through optical out to a receiver.
-Signed on to PSN, Information Bar off.
-No custom themes or wallpaper.
-Have tried both 720p and forced 1080p upscaling without issues.
- PS3 is horizontal in a ventilated place.
- Using DualShock 3
In case this helps:
I have experienced no freezing (so far) and I have a 60 gig launch PS3.
-Regular edition game.
-More than 5 gigs of hard drive space.
-HDMI connection, with audio going through optical out to a receiver.
-Signed on to PSN, Information Bar off.
-No custom themes or wallpaper.
-Have tried both 720p and forced 1080p upscaling without issues.
- PS3 is horizontal in a ventilated place.
- Using DualShock 3
Marty Chinn
Member
jaaz said:
My setup is like yours except I have a custom theme. I'll try removing that but I don't see how that's gonna help.
JumpJeff84
Member
Fuck, I did it. I bought the 360 version at lunch. I'm gonna keep it sealed. After work I'm picking up the PS3 version that I already paid for. If it works, I return the unopened 360 version for a full refund. If it freezes, I crack open the 360 version, play that, exchange the opened PS3 verison for something else, and hope like hell I don't get the red rings.
And if they both freeze, well, you all laugh at me...
I'll report tomorrow what happened.
And if they both freeze, well, you all laugh at me...
I'll report tomorrow what happened.
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
Arg. My first ten hours with the game were smooth, and now I've had two freezes. I'm hoping that if I let the system cool down I'll be alright.
Iron_Scimitar
Banned
Sweet, just froze twice during the "Out of the Closet" mission. :lol
Marty Chinn
Member
GTA4 just crashed on me on my devkit. I played it during lunch and then left it paused at the map for a couple hours. It's completely locked up now. Heh I got basic tty output from it though but nothing useful other than a basic crash dump info.
Classic_Gs
Member
I wish you good luck sir.Whoompthereitis said:
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
60GIG, 20 minute in, "watching TV, FREEZE
Driving cousin around, just met douchbag and chick at work..FREEZE
wtf
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Driving cousin around, just met douchbag and chick at work..FREEZE
wtf
.
Just got 2 crashes after eachother, on the same mission. Been playing for most of the day, but the first crash came after a 45 minute break during which the PS3 was in standby. I have a European 60gig unit, bought in late 2007. No idea when it was fabricated.
Reinstalling the game now and i'm hoping that helps.
Reinstalling the game now and i'm hoping that helps.
Yes, The 360 version of Oblivion had a bug that could sometimes corrupt its hard drive cache. It didn't happen "all the time". Most people were completely unaffected. It happened once to me during the ~150 hours I played that game.WickedLaharl said:
There's no "code". To delete any game's cache, insert the game disc and hold down any button while the various splash screens are shown. Once you reach the main title screen, you can release the button. I used the 'A' button. YMMV.
In Oblivion, cache corruption did not cause the game to freeze or crash, it just destroyed performance. It was like an anti-cache. : ) Interestingly, Oblivion also would lock up and crash on occasion. Happened to me, once. This seemed unrelated to any cache problems. (The coding on that game was a tad sketchy. In two plus years I've had my 360, I've had precisely two lockups. One in Oblivion, one in the PGR3 menus. Both were acknowledged as game bugs.)
That's remarkably unlikely. It's worth a shot though.WickedLaharl said:
mildewproduction
Junior Member
I see people's faces looking like this cat when it keeps freezing.
60Gb PAL machine, refurb machine given to me by Sony to replace my broken 60Gb I bought last July.
Locked up completely while I was in a bar playing Roman at pool, and I had to do a hard reset of my system. I've probably been playing for 2-3 hours (in total that is, my session just now was probably an hour and a half at most).
Locked up completely while I was in a bar playing Roman at pool, and I had to do a hard reset of my system. I've probably been playing for 2-3 hours (in total that is, my session just now was probably an hour and a half at most).
Ether_Snake
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:lol At the OP not mentioning the 360 version. This is ridiculous. It's a troll thread instead of a help thread.
test_account
XP-39C²
When i first tried to install GTA 4 on my PS3 the installer stopped after maybe 1 minute (the pictures in the background were shuffling, but the installbar didnt move for maybe 3-5 minutes or so). I pulled out the internet cable from my PS3 while i installed GTA 4, so i think maybe this had something to do with it.
I clicked on the PS-button on my controller and chose "quit game". Then it took maybe 10-15 secounds and i hearded a beep, then my PS3 restarted automaticly. I tried to start GTA 4 again and then the installation worked without any problems from what i can tell atleast
I have played the game for about 1 hour and it worked fine so far, atleast from what i can tell. I have the 60GB Starter Pack model that was sold in Europe last year.
I clicked on the PS-button on my controller and chose "quit game". Then it took maybe 10-15 secounds and i hearded a beep, then my PS3 restarted automaticly. I tried to start GTA 4 again and then the installation worked without any problems from what i can tell atleast
I have played the game for about 1 hour and it worked fine so far, atleast from what i can tell. I have the 60GB Starter Pack model that was sold in Europe last year.gray_fox224
Junior Member
PS3 Launch 60 GB
Froze just now. At least there's an auto save function.
Froze just now. At least there's an auto save function.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
The game just locked up on me.
Not during a cutscene though, I was just driving.
I think it's because I left it on pause for a good 20 minutes while I made some coffee.
On a Jan07 360.
Not during a cutscene though, I was just driving.
I think it's because I left it on pause for a good 20 minutes while I made some coffee.
On a Jan07 360.