Scorpiio93 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I have just tried 4 times to play the game. I am able to drive for a minute or two but then the game freezes and I have no idea why. As far as I know, it is fine when my brother plays it (going by the fact he hasn't complained). I could play it with no problems a couple of days ago. It's really starting to put me off playing -.- Also when it is 'loading story' the music stops and doesn't load, so I have to quit the game and go back into it until I am able to play. Is anyone else getting this, or know if there's anything I can do? ): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSXtreme_ Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 use cheat codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 What model PlayStation 3 do you have? I've heard that older systems are having trouble with the game. Have you tried deleting the GAME data and re-installing it? I had this issue with Red Dead Redemption and deleting and re-installing the game data fixed it. Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiio93 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 I have a 120GB slim bought 3 1/2 years ago. & ah, I'll give that a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipescreen Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Having this problem too. (PS Slim 320GB) The first 3 days i played without a problem, over 15 hours of gameplay without a single hick-up. The last couple of days i get random freezes. Mostly while driving, but also when doing nothing(just standing in frankin's house afk and it froze) I tried what was suggested here http://gtaforums.com/topic/603691-known-fixes-for-common-issues-freezingpop-inbad-textures-etc/ but still no improvement. Cleaned over 100GB of games and trying again as we speak. It's not only on older consoles, as there is a report from a guy who bought the ultra slim bundle including GTA V and still had freezes. IMO it's not a console problem. Let's hope R* gets a patch ready soon, so we can all play this great game without worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulTorment Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Those of you having freezing issues: Is it the PSN download version of the game, or the retail disc copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A12 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 This is occurring at a high rate with physical copy's.I know of 3 slim's to loose the laser because of this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiio93 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 I have the physical copy. I asked my bro and he said it only froze once when he first started playing the game. Before the mission with Franklin and the bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSHIRT64 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Strangely this just happened to me last night while driving around. Game froze for about 5 seconds then resumed. I had no other issues the rest of the night though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 This is occurring at a high rate with physical copy's. I know of 3 slim's to loose the laser because of this game. Any proof it was this game? It seems like every time a AAA game releases and a system fails there are people who claim that the game killed their system. I personally don't see how it is possible and it is more likely that the laser was already on its way out and just happened to do so while playing this game. Just my opinion though and I am more than open to see some evidence that proves GTA is killing systems. Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A12 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Any proof it was this game? It seems like every time a AAA game releases and a system fails there are people who claim that the game killed their system. I personally don't see how it is possible and it is more likely that the laser was already on its way out and just happened to do so while playing this game. Just my opinion though and I am more than open to see some evidence that proves GTA is killing systems. Parker The laser on the one infront of me has never failed to load a game before. It's is now dead after approximately 27 hours of GTA:V. I cannot say for certain that the game itself is the cause, but with the size of the install, the amount of work the laser has to go thru during play, the (now) numerous other reports of failure, I'm going to say with 90% certainty, it's the game. One of them I know of has had reliability issues in the past reading from disk's. But again, after continuous GTA playtime, it doesn't read anything now. I think R* has figured out the limits of the PS3, and tried to go just a little further, at the risk of a slight cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiio93 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Ignore my last post... and also what i said about my bro not having problems in the original post. He was just playing the game and is annoyed because it's not working for him. I told him to play a different game (which he said was playing fine) and if that's fine then surely its got to be GTA V? I've also told him to stay off the game until there is a solution. (Something he won't like) Edited September 26, 2013 by Beeinhollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerCettI Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Mine played fine for the first 50 hours or so but has frozen a couple times since. Usually happens while driving for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Try playing it offline. I have played some games that would randomly freeze if signed-in. Kingdoms of Amalur used to do it to me quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiio93 Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 I sent in a ticket to R* who got back to me within the hour with a long list of suggestions to try. A few which had been posted above. Will give them a go today and see which works Thanks for contacting Rockstar Support.We're sorry to hear that you're having issues with GTA V on PS3. Below you will find some Console Troubleshooting steps which may help resolve the issue. These are the official troubleshooting steps provided by Sony on their support site: Before troubleshooting, please check the following:a. Turn the console off and on.b. Unplug all power cords and accessories, and then plug them back in firmly. Make sure all connections are secure.c. Update your console software. 1.) Clearing the Game Data Utility:a. In the XMB home menu, go to (Game) > [Game Data Utility].Important: Make sure you select [Game Data Utility]. Do NOT select [saved Data Utility], as this will delete all of your saved games files.b. Highlight the game data utility file (i.e., name of a particular game you have been playing) you wish to delete.c. Press the button and select [Delete].d. Highlight "Yes" and press the button to confirm the deletion.e. A message indicating the file is being deleted will appear.f. A "Delete completed." message will appear once the file has been successfully deleted.g. Once all of the files have been deleted, go back to the XMB home menu.h. Reboot the game. You should be prompted to reinstall. **Please note, if the game freezes during installation, please check the following article:http://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200195537-Freezing-during-GTA-V-installation- 2.) Ensure your PS3s firmware is up to date (settings > system update - on the main menu). 3.) Restore File SystemIf it is up to date then once again delete the game data. Next follow the steps below: a. Turn off Playstation®3.b. Hold The power button down; The system will turn on and turn off once again.c. Once the System has been shutdown, re-press you finger until you hear 2 consecutive beepsd. When you hear the 2 beeps take finger off power button.e. You will be prompted to plug in your controller via usb and then hit the PS buttonf. The Recovery menu will pop up.g. Select Restore File systemh. Repeat and Rebuild Database 4.) Disconnect your PS3 from the internet.We have gotten reports that some players have been able to resolve their issues by disconnecting their console from the internet. It is possible that some freezes are related to some recent server outages that should be resolved shortly. If issues persist, disabling all internet connections on your console should prevent the game from attempting to access the servers. Obviously this is not ideal, but testing this should work at least for troubleshooting purposes, and should be resolved quickly. 5.) Clear save files. Some crashes can be related to corrupted save data, especially crashes at a specific spot, or crashes on launch. The next step would be to isolate the save files, and see if launching without them remedies the issue. There are several ways of doing this:a. Deleting all files in the Save Data Utility related to GTA V. Note: This method will result in permanent loss of data. If the game crashed the first time it launched, no valuable information is stored in here, so they may be deleted freely. If you already played the game for many hours, you may want to consider trying another method.b. Backing up all Save Data Utility files on an external device before deleting all files as described above.c. Possibly the simplest method, and one that also might isolate other potential issues would be to test the game from a brand new PSN ID/Profile. The save files for PS3 games are tied to a specific user. Launching from a new user should cause the game to pull from a brand new pool of files. 5.) Install the game to a new section of the Hard Drive.Another possible troubleshooting step would be to attempt to install the game to a new section of the hard drive. Typically, when installing, and reinstalling games, the system will attempt to reinstall over the same block of space on the HDD. While there is no function to manually force the game to install on a different block of space, there is one possible workaround that might force the game to install on a new section. Basically, what we are going to do is uninstall the game, clear the cache, and then install some unrelated data to the Hard Drive, which should get installed to the block of space where GTA V was previously installing. Please try the following: a. Uninstall the game from the Games and Apps folder. Delete everything related to GTA V that is not a save file. b. Clear the system cache, as was described above. c. Install about 7-8GB of unrelated content. If you have your console connected to the internet, the simplest thing here would be to download a bunch of demos from PSN. The content is unimportant, you never even have to play the demos, the point here is to just eat up some hard drive space, and when you reinstall GTA V, force the console to install the game to a section that was not previously used. If you do not have a a connection, installing 10-12 music CDs should use up enough space, although more might be needed. The idea here is to try to use up approximately the same amount of space as GTA V's install, which is about 8.5GB. d. Reinstall GTA V, and see if conditions improve. 6.) Test the game on a second console, or new hard drive. This last step is potentially the trickiest step, depending on alternate hardware availability, but probably the most important step for determining the cause of major issues on any console. That step would be to test the disc on a separate console. If you have a friend or family member with a PS3, we strongly recommend installing the game on their console, and see if issues persist. If you continue to have issues, please let us know the following: The model of your Playstation 3 The size of your hard drive, How much free space is available The contents of any error code, if applicable. If possible, please submit a screen shot of any error messages, or give the presice wording of the error. Please also provide us with a detailed summary of which of the above steps you were able to try, and details on what effects they had. Additionally, if you were able to try it in another console and the same issue occurred, please provide the model/HD size, etc. of the second system you tested the game on. Once we receive this information, we will continue to investigate. Best Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMitched Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I have been having problems with the game where it takes a few more seconds to load the map as I drive, like I can see under the map while I drive. This is on the PS3 super slim 12gb model (fitted with my own 500gb hard drive). Although I have this problem, I already got 100% for this game and it is really no biggy for such a big game like GTA 5. Happens rarely to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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