GTA IV multiplayer thread [PS3]
 

Organize/discuss GTA IV multiplayer games in this thread.

This is the thread for the PS3 version!
For the 360 version, go here: GTA IV multiplayer thread [360]

We will also have a list of players which will be updated by the Multiplayer Arena moderators every now and then, so if you're looking for some online action, just go ahead and tell us in this thread!

List of players
Shenlon - AniZeke
Greeder - Greeder
RockgamerXIII - RockgamerXIII
Manny Biggz - MannyBiggz
Turbo - TurboGFF
chato - NighttimeVulture
ZiggyGo - herrkotowski
Cobalt Katze - CobaltKatze
Musharraf - Musharraf

i'm guessing that the majority probably have the 360 version but for the possible few that have the ps3 version and want to play online my psn is AniZeke. I just popped in the disc like ten seconds ago so i'm ganna try my hands on single player first

I got my game 120 miles away from me, just sitting there :(
Hoping to either get home a bit sooner than planned or else I'll have friend send it by mail, I WANT MY GAME!
Anyways, I'll probably be up for some Multiplayer action after at least a few hours of single playing,

PSN: Greeder

I just got my copy about an hour or so ago, but I've yet to play it. I definitely want to get some single player done first before I jump into the multiplayer, so I probably won't be able to do so until this weekend.

Is anybody up for organizing a time for us to get together? It'd be great to get as many people as we can from here playing at once, so maybe everyone can post what day and time is best for them. As of now I'd be up for Saturday at 9PM Eastern, as it gives me some time to play the game during the day Saturday, and still get in early enough so that we can get a good amount of time in. I'm definitely up for whatever is best for everyone else, though, that's just my suggestion.

Sorry if I seem overly excited about all this, I just can't wait to play this game, both single and multiplayer. Oh, and my PSN name is RockgamerXIII by the way. I'll make sure to add everyone else who posted in here.

I also want some time with single player since all I did today was beat the first two missions.
I tried to get into multiplayer within the phone but it said there was some connection failure with the server or something so I haven't even tried it yet.
But yeah, I might be free this saturday around the same time for some online action, that is of course if I can get online.
Game is awesome btw, six axis isn't perfect but it was fun just trying to fly the helicopter with it, altho i won't be trying again soon ^^;

Played for about half hour. Pretty enjoyable so far, but didn't do much worthy of mentioning yet. I'm available to game online any day. It's gotta be before 10 PM EST though.

PSN: MannyBiggz

I just picked it up too. Wasn't able to connect online last night but i"ll try again later today.

PSN name thing is TurboGFF

PSN : NighttimeVulture

Also, I heard that the online isn't working so well with people who have the launched 20/60 gig models. Is this true? cuz I have a 60 gig that I got late december and nothing happened >.>

Wow lol so that would be like what, 75% of all users?

Yesterday I wasn't able to connect at all but now everything seems fine, so for those of you who had the same problem you might be able to connect online now

I dont get this whole free mode thing. How are you supposed to find the other players? I musta drove around in a game with 6 others and saw nobody.

I know what you mean, I saw two other people but I killed one then after that I took a motorcycle to find more and I ended up lost in the beach. I guess free mode is exactly how it sounds like. Although since freemode has no mark for the players and you can travel around a whole city it would be a lot more fun if it were at least 30 players around the city.
I didn't even get up to the missions that let me use a gun so once I jumped into online was the first time I shot something ~_~

You shot me :P Us two was fun

haha yeah it was, I was figuring out most of the controls and map icons during the game and I was surprised how much a car can be effected by damage. I just tried out gta race and that was a lot of fun we should try it next time

IS there a way for in-game communication?

I'm up for some Multiplayer action. It might be a few days since I'm trying to get a feel for single player (I love doing missions), but soon I'll be up for some multiplayer goodness.

PSN: herrkotowski

Feel free to add me if I don't request it first.

For Xbox users, The Microphone headset that is bundled with the 360 provides voice communication, and is largely lag-free. This is both in the 'lobby' of choosing multiplayer game modes, and in-game, possibly depending on what game-type is chosen. (I say this because during Cops and Robbers there was no seemingly no-one talking, so I don't know if everyone was just being quiet or what)

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Okay, totally did not see that this thread was PS3 only. Whoops! Thought it was MULTI like the regular discussion thread.

it's the same for ps3. people with mics can chat in the lobby and in the multiplayer modes. I plugged in my old logitech ps2 headset but I don't know if it works for gta4 but I did have the mic icon next to my name.
I don't think keyboards are supported either.

Hmm. What's the lobby? >_>

hmm well we didn't get to see it since it was free play but when your choosing a game mode (such as race, deathmatch etc.) and all the other players are waiting theres a black screen with the players names and a list of the rules and mode and cars and such.

Hmm. We'll have to play around with it more. But perhaps later tonight. I've got to get to work.

I was actually just going to try out single player to record some gamplay but then Turbo accepted my friend request sooner than expected and he invited me to a game which I decided to record. And since both of us were just messing and it was my first time online and actually shooting a gun, it was very fun.
Especially since there were so many little details about the game to enjoy and it's so funny when hitting or getting hit by a car.

:D :D How did you record it dude. Thats awesome. Tell me!

well I my pc broke down a while ago but luckily my tv tuner card still worked and since it had a video out plug I used it to plug in the ps3.
I used virtual dub so record it but youtube made it lose it's quality but ah well still it was funny to see myself get run over by that motorcycle.....and then by that yellow car....hell I just love the physics.
I tried bowling in single play and I was wondering, in freeplay can we set up bowling or pool matches? that would be interesting/awesome. Plus I found bowling to be a lot more fun with the sixaxis

:P Its worth a shot. It would be fun to do the minigames. We can try later if you want

sure but I probably won't be able to get online until 12am east.
I was wondering though, around 4:35 into the video did that fire hydrent send you flying. It looked so damn funny

I've sent friend requests to all those listed in the thread at this time.

Yeah, the fire hydrant nailed me. I loled :P

I'll finally be able to start the game today (and get a good six or seven hours in), so I'm still up for getting together tonight at 9PM EST if everyone else is. I know everyone probably can't make it, but hopefully we can get a decent turnout.

Anyway, I've added everyone here to my Friends List, so I hope to see you guys later tonight!

The servers were a bit whacked out right now but hopefully it'll be fine by 9. I'll definitely be up for it, hopefully we'll have a few people

Damn, looks like it's a bust for me. I've tried going online three times now, and every time the game freezes up. I may keep trying a bit longer, but it seems hopeless for now.

oh man that sucks. I'm betting your on 60gb ps3, I wish rockstar would have paid more attention on the ps3 side. It's like they finished the game, checked if it started up and left it as is.

"The 9+ pages on the Playstation Forums recommend that Playstation3 owners delete the game data from the harddrive and then reinstall the game, but according to Rockstar support, this isn’t a guarenteed solution."
Grand Theft Auto IV Has Problems - It Freezes | Connected Internet

as it says, its not garunteed so if that doesn't work I'm guessing you'd have to wait for a patch that fixes it if thats possible.

I should probably mention that yeah, I'm doin the GTA thang. Name's already up in the PSN ID thread, but for redundancy's sake: CobaltKatze

Send me an invite if you want to bust heads :) Or race cars. Steal money. Whatever.

Also, a request: All PS3 users must get headsets! It's really silly to be in GTA games where maybe one or two people have voice chat going on and the rest can't hear anything that's said. Makes for pretty much nonexistent teamwork if there's teams involved.

Yep, I have a 60gb. I guess it wouldn't hurt to give this solution a try, but it's not gonna mess up my save data, right? I know they're different files saved in different areas, but I just want to make sure.

yeah I was thinking the same thing. I would save my save data in a usb stick before I try it just in case.


so true about the headset thing. When some people do have a headset sometimes they don't say anything.
I have a ps2 headset that came with kareoke revolution but the earpiece broke so i had to set it up so that I hear all the chat through the tv speakers. Even tho the ps3 detects the headset I dunno if anyone can hear me, I only tried once and no one responded.
I'll probably pick up a cheap 20 dollar headset tomorrow especially since my ps3 library is growing with online games.

Holy shit, I tried it out and it actually worked! I have some free time now, so I guess I'll give the multiplayer a whirl. I still want to try and set up something more major though, maybe try again next Saturday or something.

And yeah, I agree about the headsets. It fucking sucks when just one person has a headset, and he's a jackass to boot. When I was playing Warhawk a couple of weeks back, it was only me and this one other guy who had a headset, and all he did was berate everyone on his team. As counterproductive as he was being, it probably would have been even worse if I started chewing him out, so I just bit my tongue for that match. I usually do use it though, and I'll be using for GTA right now (I use a Bluetooth headset by the way, though I also have a usb PS2 headset as well).

Anyway, on to some multiplayer GTA!

awesome, I'm glad it worked. I would have been both frustrated and pissed if that would have happened to me.
Anyways I just got a new headset which I still need to try out so if anyone wants to play later then send an invite. Actually, If anyone ever see's me online at all at any time then just send an invite if ya ever feel like playing online since I get a lil bored of going straight through the missions sometimes

Hey guys. I'm gonna have a lot more free time for the next 3 or so weeks. I'll try to get in on some online matches with you guys. I got my old PS2 Logitec headset. It worked with Resistance so I'm sure it should be fine with this.

Hey guys, I'm gonna be on in about an hour, so maybe we can try and get something together.

Bam, I have this. designdraft is the name.