The PS3 version was initially criticised for bugs and freezes for some gamers. Now it looks like similar issues are hitting PC gamers finally getting their fix of Liberty City action. Despite getting a supposedly better GTA IV (complete with video editor, bigger multi-player and improved visuals), PC gamers are complaining about graphical issues, crashes and freezes while trying to connect to the Internet.
Rockstar have already suggested a few possible solutions and these have been added to by various sites. These include: defragging your hard drive after installing the game, signing out of Rockstar Social Club online, installing the latest service pack for Vista or XP, installing .net Framework 3.5 (and making sure you’ve got 1.1 already on there) and using Beta drivers for nVIDIA 7900 cards. And no, ATI card owners aren’t getting any better results!
On GTAForums’ poll on the issue, currently, of 193 people who own Grand Theft Auto IV on PC, 24 per cent can run the game smoothly, for 56 per cent the game runs, but “horribly” and 20 per cent can’t get the game to run at all.
Grand Theft Auto IV PC out now | £35 | Rockstar Games
