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AHHH! Upon startup GTA IV won't load


boogernut
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boogernut

Ok, I have a PS3..... and it had only froze once, until today when it froze for the second time.

 

Except, now when i start the game, it goes through the whole artwork loading sequence then goes to the black screen that says "Loading-- mission name" .... EXCEPT IT NEVER LOADS IT!!! has anybody else had this problem/why is this happening?

 

R* really has to start fixing some of this crap, the game is decent and all, not as good as expected for me but that's ok, but all this freezing and stuff really sucks!

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Using an xbox 360 here, zero problems, no freezing, no save game problems. I don't know what everyone is complaining about with this game, i haven't had trouble at all!

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Using an xbox 360 here, zero problems, no freezing, no save game problems. I don't know what everyone is complaining about with this game, i haven't had trouble at all!

Me either! No trouble at all, and I have a PS3.

 

I do feel bad for the people having the problems, though!

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Algonquin Assassin

This problem has affected many people, including myself.

 

Dis-connect your internet cable. It has something to do with the PSN.

 

For god's sake DON'T delete anything though. I feel gutted when I deleted my 12+ hour saved gane, to find out it was just the internet cable I only had to take out.

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I believe this has something to do with the downloaded content that occurs when you first load the game, the very first time. To make it easier for the game, it has downloaded features to your harddrive, so in between those two things you can imagine a lot of problems could occur, not only from the game but from the HDD as well. I remember hearing some rumors about this game being able to kill a system, but I'm sure those were just rumors. Hopefully this is not a glitch that will plague the entire community, knock on wood.

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Anikin714

when is rock* gonna answer our questions? are they even gonna help us? i ask for help about this same problem for some time now and no answer

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boogernut

i disconnected the internet cable and....... NOOOO! ... erghhh.... it still tries to load the game forever and to no avail (the music stops it takes so long!) ... ahh!

 

 

anymore ideas?.... and thanks for the help so far/anyway smile.gif

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boogernut

sorry for double post... but is it possible to solve problem by deleting install date but leaving save games and reinstalling the game and after that using the same save games?

 

TY for help smile.gif

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sorry for double post... but is it possible to solve problem by deleting install date but leaving save games and reinstalling the game and after that using the same save games?

 

TY for help smile.gif

I'm not sure, but I would try. What I said was only a guess judging on what I saw at start up, the part where it downloaded game content.

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ive had this problem as well. sometimes it does load the game but after a few minutes it freezes. this is really annoying. im up to the "puerto rica connection" or something like that. then i get a call from elizabeta telling me to translate little jacob for her then it will freeze

 

 

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Algonquin Assassin

I re-installed the game data, but left in one of my saves, and it wouldn't work.

 

I deleted everything, and it works fine now.

 

 

 

 

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Gruntsoldier75th

FFS this crap is happening to me also... *sigh*

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boogernut

but if i delete everything and just reinstall it, it should work? or do i have to do other steps? i saw a list of like a dozen other things that you have to do in addition to deleting and reinstalling.... are these necessary? or just the delete and reinstall?

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Alright, let me ask this question also to get more info, were you guys honestly using cheats or not? This could be in connection to it as well, possibly.

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Gruntsoldier75th

nah i haven't been using any cheats thus far into the game

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Gruntsoldier75th

f*ck finally it works it gave me a scare cause it was doin the same problem for over 3 times now but all i did was remove the disk and putting it back in... lucky i guess

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thurmanator

the same thing is happening to me, I restarted the system 3 times.

 

I'm on the final ****ing mission to. angry.gif

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boogernut

no, not using cheats.... and it's too late now .... i decided i should just delete/re-install after restarting and taking out disk like 10 times sad.gif

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boogernut

again sorry for double post....

 

but could a Patch by R* (once they get around to it) seriously fix all of this?

 

 

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! i deleted and reinstalled and now it won't even get past "starting a new game"???!!!

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GtAkInG4aLl

Take your disk back...only as a last resort...they all have a 90 day warranty standard.

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Kingofkings808

also having the same problem on my playstation, im going on my third exchange today, and imma keep going until it works or until i can find a resonable solution for having it work out.

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germinals

I also have this prob, it just kept saying loading for like 10 mins and the music ended like others said.

 

Also when i re-inserted the cd it worked for 5 mins then froze..

 

boogernut are u from Australia?

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thechosenone54

hi, i fixed it with the disabling of the wirless and it loaded 1st time

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Oh wow I thought I was the only one. Yeah I was playing fine!..I played the other night just fine! And I'm not too far into the game, I just onlocked the second island where you know you had to follow that one guy through the allies and into the apartments etc. Well I beat that mission and then yeah I loaded up my game and...nothing!...the exact problem!..it wont load my game ever!...I was thinking of just starting over again..deleting my saved game and restarted..but why bother?..Woudlnt it just do it again? And yes you can bet your ass I was useing codes. I always do for all my games. And yes I save with codes on...big deal!..codes should not effect a saved game in this way. Consideroing the game is meant to have codes in it. Either way its nice to see other people having my issue. The goddamn thing wont load, it goes through the extremly long artwork loading then it goes to the loading "mission name" thing and music plays then stops and it wont stop loading. I left it loading for like eight eight minutes and nothing happend.

I got a 60 gig Ps3, and no the lock ups and feezes that everyone got from the movie scenes did not happen to me at all. Yes, I was very lucky. But I played through for like 3 days with no issues then this happens!...out of nowhere. If I start over...it'd better not f*cking do this sh*t again..if it does then I'm calling Rockstar..and I'm going to bitch to them big time!..Because its a brand new game I payed 68 dollars for this bullsh*t and I shouldnt be seeing issues with it at all. I'll try loading my game in the morning. But mark my words if it still doesnt load oh so help me. >:0

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thurmanator

took the ethernet cable out of the back of my ps3 and bam it loaded up

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It has nothing to do with internet what so ever. First of all I got no internet connections hooked up to it. My internet in mine is wireless. So well I COULD just disconnect my internet cords from my computer that I'm running off of and see what happens but I highly doubt anything will happen. Xp

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nosurrenda

I joined this forum just so I could reply.

 

Yes, this was exactly my problem this morning and no matter what I tried, could not resolve it. EA Games (Australia) sold me the PS3 and GTA IV as a bundle. When I told them about this exact issue they offerred me a another GTA IV bundle, which I declined. They then offerred my a GT5 bundle but the box was damaged so I declined that too. Now I'm told there are no stand alone PS3 anywhere in Australia, they're all GTA IV!!!!!!!

 

People, there is definitely a problem with this game. Send it back, or at least don't play it unti a patch is available,

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Well truth be told my Ps3 actually has been messign with me ever since I bought the damn thing. And GTA IV is the second Ps3 game I got for it. So I actually have no proof that its the game. But considering someone else had my issue I guess it is the game. It's just apart of my terrible luck I possess.

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Oh man same here. sometimes it loads up but after a couple of minutes it freezes. sad.gifcryani.gif

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