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GTA IV locking up?

It has only been released for a day and already trouble is brewing with Rockstar's highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 4. Internet forums are apparently receiving large numbers of complaints from both 360 and PS3 owners whose game froze in the opening cutscene. Whether this is a rare occurrence or a world wide epidemic remains to be seen
What's that you say? GTA IV's only been out for a few hours, and already the internet's decided that both the PS3 and 360 versions are broken? That's what many forums - as well as many of our readers - would have you believe, with reports of the game locking up during/following the game's first cutscene, an error so severe you apparently have to unplug your console at the wall. Shades of Bully on 360, perhaps?

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  • 0 thumbs!
    joshuam | April 29, 2008
    mine is woking perfectly
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    StarJet | April 29, 2008
    OMG! Holy shit. How come none of the reviewers got this error? And an error common to BOTH versions? I'd say this is all BS if I didn't know better. (Do I, actually?)
    • 1 thumbs!
      jmac353 | April 29, 2008
      It's difficult to say whether or not it's that common. You have to understand that GTA4 is going to move way more copies than most other games and because of that sheer quantity there's going to be a higher percentage of copies that may get *bleep*ed in the creation process compared to most games but in the grand scheme of things this may or may not be a "common" problem.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Krunal | April 29, 2008
      Not every copy of the game has to have errors, there are usually rogue batches that when played may do something like this... I'm just hoping the one I have sitting at home isn't one of them
  • -1 thumbs!
    hpnotic215 | April 29, 2008
    ain't nothin wrong with my copy. I'd say people are just full of shit.
    • 0 thumbs!
      iLLmatic | April 29, 2008
      Right, because YOU encompass the entire GTA IV community.
      • 0 thumbs!
        Krunal | April 29, 2008
        Wow some people are really self-centred around here (and I mean the person your replying to iLLmatic).
  • 0 thumbs!
    Gamesta100 | April 29, 2008
    Nothing wrong with mine.If this is true ten it's probably a rare problem..
  • 0 thumbs!
    doylie | April 29, 2008
    Mines fine, however it's my bro's turn on it atm
  • 0 thumbs!
    Gamesta100 | April 29, 2008
    Ah the joys of not having to share my console with anyone
  • 0 thumbs!
    kik36 | April 29, 2008
    Won't get mine until this evening.......damn work.
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    Final Blade | April 29, 2008
    Mines great, no problems on the first cutscene or missions. Sucks to be them though.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Gamesta100 | April 29, 2008
    The worst thing that has happened to me was when the game froze for a few seconds.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Jeterocks | April 30, 2008
    Game has froze 2 times on me now in a period of 4 hours. Both times while driving. There is obviously something wrong with the game if this is happening.
    • 0 thumbs!
      kik36 | April 30, 2008
      Mine froze once while driving when taking a corner.

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