Comments on: GTA IV Freezes Have Gamers Hot http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Richard Scott Salamack http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-885897 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:20:40 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-885897 a little over one month after getting it the disc is fried.it looks like an old vinyl record with grooves.blockbuster won't take it back but the guy there claims it's killing 360s. a little over one month after getting it the disc is fried.it looks like an old vinyl record with grooves.blockbuster won’t take it back but the guy there claims it’s killing 360s.

]]> by: liquid http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-781289 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:52:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-781289 my xbox 360 gta 4 game freezes randomly too. my xbox 360 gta 4 game freezes randomly too.

]]> by: Full Free Game Downloads http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-775917 Sat, 17 May 2008 12:32:40 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-775917 its really there's a lots of crashing and lagging and freezing problems i've heard that RockStar planning to make another version of GTA 4 for ps3 and x360 when the pc version is arrived! its really there’s a lots of crashing and lagging and freezing problems i’ve heard that RockStar planning to make another version of GTA 4 for ps3 and x360 when the pc version is arrived!

]]> by: CJ http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-772687 Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:24 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-772687 I've been corresponding with Rockstar for 2. weeks now. Here is the latest. I have a 360. Hello Tim, Tonight I got the disk is unreadable error twice & it froze up twice within 20 minutes of playing. I could tell it was going to crash....two of the times. First my cell phone would not come up....the second time I got incoherant jumble on several radio stations. The very first time the I got the "dik is unreadable" message I had only been playing for 30 seconds. I copied this from gamespot.com. Same issues as me........ I am experiencing "Unreadable disc" errors with my copy of GTA IV They usually occur after about half an hour of play, though occasionally they occur as soon as startup. The problem has been getting progressively worse as I have advanced in the game. I have tried the following things to correct the problem: - Restarting console - Moving console to a ventilated area - Playing without a memory device - Emptying hard drive cache - Deactivating Xbox Live - Changing PAL settings The game disk is not scratched. None of the above tricks have worked. Since this is the only game I have had issues with I can only conclude that the product is defective or there are serious bugs within the game. I love the game but man...THIS STINKS!!!! Thanks!! CJ I’ve been corresponding with Rockstar for 2. weeks now. Here is the latest. I have a 360.

Hello Tim,
Tonight I got the disk is unreadable error twice & it froze up twice within 20 minutes of playing. I could tell it was going to crash….two of the times. First my cell phone would not come up….the second time I got incoherant jumble on several radio stations.
The very first time the I got the “dik is unreadable” message I had only been playing for 30 seconds.

I copied this from gamespot.com. Same issues as me……..

I am experiencing “Unreadable disc” errors with my copy of GTA IV They usually occur after about half an hour of play, though occasionally they occur as soon as startup. The problem has been getting progressively worse as I have advanced in the game.

I have tried the following things to correct the problem:
- Restarting console
- Moving console to a ventilated area
- Playing without a memory device
- Emptying hard drive cache
- Deactivating Xbox Live
- Changing PAL settings

The game disk is not scratched. None of the above tricks have worked. Since this is the only game I have had issues with I can only conclude that the product is defective or there are serious bugs within the game.

I love the game but man…THIS STINKS!!!!
Thanks!!
CJ

]]> by: demented353 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-750472 Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:53 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-750472 i got this game for the 360 and it worked great. up until about 20 hrs in tryin to get away from the cops in the middle of a mission when my console froze. i shut it down and tried to restart and now it wont even get past the legal shit at the beginning. and i dont know about you but just cant justify deleting my game and reinstalling hoping that it wont freeze again. rockstar or microsoft need to fix this NOW!!! i got this game for the 360 and it worked great. up until about 20 hrs in tryin to get away from the cops in the middle of a mission when my console froze. i shut it down and tried to restart and now it wont even get past the legal shit at the beginning. and i dont know about you but just cant justify deleting my game and reinstalling hoping that it wont freeze again. rockstar or microsoft need to fix this NOW!!!

]]> by: Freeman http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-748687 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:52:21 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-748687 I have the first version of the 60GB PAL PS3, and i have no problems with GTA. It installed fine and i have spend +/- 20 hours playing with it with no problems :-) I have the first version of the 60GB PAL PS3, and i have no problems with GTA. It installed fine and i have spend +/- 20 hours playing with it with no problems :-)

]]> by: dave http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-745034 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:43:18 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-745034 Im glad I investes over 1k in my xbox to buy brand new game that they released that coincedentally destroys your xbox Im glad I investes over 1k in my xbox to buy brand new game that they released that coincedentally destroys your xbox

]]> by: spiller44 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-741819 Tue, 06 May 2008 01:22:03 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-741819 On my second copy of GTA4 for XBOX 330..it still freezes up after about 8 minutes of game play. Nice way to spend 60 bucks. On my second copy of GTA4 for XBOX 330..it still freezes up after about 8 minutes of game play. Nice way to spend 60 bucks.

]]> by: Moose http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-741064 Mon, 05 May 2008 21:56:22 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-741064 I just got my copy of GTA IV for the Xbox 360. I played for maybe ten minutes, I got in a car and tried to get used to the new driving controls. Next thing I know I had run over some civilians and gotten two stars. Fun! Then I crashed the car into the side of a building, one second later FREEZE! Please tell me that I did not just spend sixty bucks plus shipping for another lemon like Army of Two. I just got my copy of GTA IV for the Xbox 360. I played for maybe ten minutes, I got in a car and tried to get used to the new driving controls. Next thing I know I had run over some civilians and gotten two stars. Fun! Then I crashed the car into the side of a building, one second later FREEZE!

Please tell me that I did not just spend sixty bucks plus shipping for another lemon like Army of Two.

]]> by: Lazy http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-730430 Sat, 03 May 2008 20:14:22 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5639#comment-730430 the first day when I recieved GTA IV I installed my game into the xbox 360 console, the screen turned white and there was a message in chinese and on the top it said could not read disc, insert a xbox 360 game only. then i just reseted the system and it worked. but when i got about 15 mins into the game it froze, and it seems it only freezes when i interact with an object or person in the game,like when i shoot them or punch them or evn bump into something. has anybody else encountered this problem? the first day when I recieved GTA IV I installed my game into the xbox 360 console, the screen turned white and there was a message in chinese and on the top it said could not read disc, insert a xbox 360 game only. then i just reseted the system and it worked. but when i got about 15 mins into the game it froze, and it seems it only freezes when i interact with an object or person in the game,like when i shoot them or punch them or evn bump into something. has anybody else encountered this problem?

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