charlijaen Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Maybe Rockstar does this because the license of these songs expire with the 10th anniversary. Rockstar is still selling GTA IV and Episodes on digital PSN, XBL & Steam, so if they didn't remove these, the game would legally have to be delisted unless they patch the game to remove the songs, so that, they are still legally able to sell the game digitally. It is still kinda pointless because the games from PS3 on the PS Store come at 1.00 version, same for XBOX 360 games (and I am not sure about Steam). So the songs are still gonna be there if you buy the game tomorow at PS Store and choose not to download the latest patch. On PS4 the digital games come Pre-patched which I don't like because of stuff like this, or a patch that breaks the game instead of fixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, charlijaen said: It is still kinda pointless because the games from PS3 on the PS Store come at 1.00 version Yeah but it was patched in 2014 IIRC because of the GameSpy debacle... anyway my digital "Complete Edition" (simply the digital main game and the two non-standalone DLCs) wasn't touched by this, i tried searching for new updates and nothing. I bought it on August 2013. Edited April 28, 2018 by Lance_87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 This is lame. They should try to get a non-expiring license on music or other licensed content, even if it raises the price of the game another $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I never cared either way if a game uses licensed music or not, as long as the music itself is good. I just hope that Rockstar manages to find good substitutes for the music that had to get removed. None of that Nicki Minaj, Nickelback, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Justin Beiber, Lil Wayne bullcrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Spider-Guy Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I actually love most of the songs taken out of Liberty Rock unfortunately. I have the digital version on PS3 (ditched the disc copy years back) and won't be updating, unfortunately I have auto updates on on my Xbox One and it patched them both a week or so back, I have the physical version on 360 which is fine for that, but I only play it on Xbox One via the digi download BC version so I'm shit out of luck there. Anyway, like, I understand this, but I hate it nonetheless. It's proper lame how they do this to games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDiivil Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 So... has anyone actually been able to get this patch on a disc version of the game? I have a feeling this particular patch is just for digital copies of the game, as those are the only copies the publisher is getting any money from at this point. I don't they are legally required to do anything about disc versions as those have all been sold ages ago so it wouldn't make much sense to patch them to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 It's been days and my PS3 digital copy is untouched. I bought it in 2013. I'm not even sure if they ever released a 9th update for PC physical copies. 5 hours ago, Spaz said: I never cared either way if a game uses licensed music or not, as long as the music itself is good. I just hope that Rockstar manages to find good substitutes for the music that had to get removed. None of that Nicki Minaj, Nickelback, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Justin Beiber, Lil Wayne bullcrap. They only replaced all songs from Vladivostok FM because they literally removed ALL OF THEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polaris2327 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) On 28.04.2018 at 10:38 PM, charlijaen said: Maybe Rockstar does this because the license of these songs expire with the 10th anniversary. Rockstar is still selling GTA IV and Episodes on digital PSN, XBL & Steam, so if they didn't remove these, the game would legally have to be delisted unless they patch the game to remove the songs, so that, they are still legally able to sell the game digitally. It is still kinda pointless because the games from PS3 on the PS Store come at 1.00 version, same for XBOX 360 games (and I am not sure about Steam). So the songs are still gonna be there if you buy the game tomorow at PS Store and choose not to download the latest patch. On PS4 the digital games come Pre-patched which I don't like because of stuff like this, or a patch that breaks the game instead of fixing. Actually, PS3 games on PS store come at latest version at the time of its digital release and GTA IV was released Feb 14, 2012, you can check it on PS store page of the game. Edited May 4, 2018 by polaris2327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellMoodCole Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) deleted Edited April 9 by HellMoodCole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) I just checked again my Download list and to my surprise the sizes of both base game and DLC have been altered. Those bastards removed the songs for everyone who own a digital copy, including myself, i bought this game in 2013 FFS. Edited May 8, 2018 by Lance_87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlijaen Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 57 minutes ago, Lance_87 said: I just checked again my Download list and to my surprise the sizes of both base game and DLC have been altered. Those bastards removed the songs for everyone who own a digital copy, including myself, i bought this game in 2013 FFS. Really amazing they did it. Well, I guess you can always get the disc for a really low price nowadays and just reject the update when you are asked for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, charlijaen said: Really amazing they did it. Well, I guess you can always get the disc for a really low price nowadays and just reject the update when you are asked for it. Apparently there's no update for the physical PS3 edition. Or the PSN edition. They just preferred to do this "stealth" crap. Are savegames compatible with the Complete Edition? Or does it share the same trophy list, at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMcMercenary Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On the original gta 4 i played electro choc non stop so i doubt it would bother me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se7en Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) On 08.05.2018 at 0:40 PM, Lance_87 said: I just checked again my Download list and to my surprise the sizes of both base game and DLC have been altered. Those bastards removed the songs for everyone who own a digital copy, including myself, i bought this game in 2013 FFS. What region store did you bought yours from? I’ve checked just now EU store and according to Download list json data GTA IV, The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Episodes from Liberty City have the very same file sizes and download links as they did in 2014 long before the soundtrack debacle. Edited May 10, 2018 by Se7en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potent_Delusions Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The song that comes straight to my mind when I think of this game didn't get removed: The Boggs - Arm in Arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiNights89 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 How is this gonna effect trophies if un-patched? I mean, GTA IV didn't even have trophies on release, they were patched in and were not retro-active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 38 minutes ago, Se7en said: What region store did you bought yours from? I’ve checked just now EU store and according to Download list json data GTA IV, The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Episodes from Liberty City have the very same file sizes and download links as they did in 2014 long before the soundtrack debacle. I'm from EU, too. I use PSDLE to export the list, sadly i didn't check the download links before the size change. 30 minutes ago, Potent_Delusions said: The song that comes straight to my mind when I think of this game didn't get removed: The Boggs - Arm in Arm. Literally ALL the songs i remember from this game were removed like Evil Woman. Same crap happened with San Andreas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangisuckatgamin Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Losing Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins and Maiden makes me never want to load the game up again, which I had no intentions to anyway lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potent_Delusions Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 48 minutes ago, Lance_87 said: Literally ALL the songs i remember from this game were removed like Evil Woman. Same crap happened with San Andreas. I thought the GTA4 soundtrack was trash personally. My favourite was The Boggs, can't even think of 3 more songs I liked on it. The San Andreas soundtrack however was absolutely amazing, I could list you 25+ excellent songs from that within a flash: Johnny Harris - Odyssey America - Horse with no name Dazz Band - Let it whip Ronnie Hudson - West coast poplock Billy Idol - White wedding Heart - Barracuda Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus Booker T & the MGs - Green Onions to name but a few. As the king of soundtracks, I find it much more of a tragedy that San Andreas received this song culling IMHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooPooBlast Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, Potent_Delusions said: Heart - Barracuda This a thousand times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimoFatty Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 So hang on - Schweine was removed? That song was amazing and perfect...so this must change the opening, correct? Schweine is the song that plays when Roman picks you up for the first time. It's going to feel so wrong without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldsBestSpy Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Wtf San Juan Sounds was my shit. Fucking assholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffboy24 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Still NO patch on both version for PS3. It's almost like they did it for PC and Xbox and "forgot" to do it for PS3. Nobody complains and nobody really notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfBambam55 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Jeffboy24 said: Still NO patch on both version for PS3. it's patched for digital versions only on ps3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffboy24 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, ProfBambam55 said: it's patched for digital versions only on ps3... That's very smart imo. The topic is over, most version got the patch and everybody forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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