Gamespot is reporting that Take2's online help system is offering the following 12 step guide to fixing your PS3 freezing problems with Grand Theft Auto IV. Naturally, it involves removing the install cache, deleting your save games and disabling the internet connection, two of which we're very reluctant to do, having reached the 50% stage in the storyline. If you're not that far in, then here's the list:

1) Delete the game's install data. This is done via the PS3 options. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Game Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, from the menu select Delete. This will delete the game's install information.

2) Delete the game's save files. To delete any save files you will need to do the following. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Save Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, and from the context menu select Delete.

3) Disable your Internet connectivity for the PS3. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Settings' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Network Settings'. Now scroll down to the Internet connection option and press x, now select the disable option. Once this has been done unplug the ethernet cable if you are connecting to the Internet if using this.

4) Disable the console's information board. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Information Board', highlight this and press triangle. From the menu select 'Do not display' Press X to confirm this.

5) Disable Media Server functionality. Scroll to Settings, now scroll up / down to 'Network Settings' select Media Server connection. Once this has been done press triangle and change the option Disabled.

6) Delete all of the system's Internet cache. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Internet Browser', highlight this and press X. Once you browser opens press the triangle button once, from the new menu highlight the 'Tools' option and press X. Scroll down the menu until you reach 'Delete Cookies' and press X. Confirm the files deletion. Repeat this for 'Delete Cache'.

7 ) Turn off the PS3 screen saver. Use the cross media bar to scroll to 'Settings', select 'Display Settings'. Now highlight 'Screensaver' and set this to 'Do not use'.

8 ) Once this has been done, manually restart you PS3 by holding down the power button for 5 seconds it will beep once and then shut down. Release the power button and re-press it and hold for about 5 seconds. The system will then boot and reset all display settings. You will be prompted to reset your display settings to how you require them.

9) Once restarted please try the game again, you will be prompted to reinstall.

Once the game has started please turn off the following features:

1) The game's auto-save. Press Start, Game, and locate the Auto-save option. Turn this off.

2) Turn off the game's flicker filter. Press Start, Display and locate the Flicker Filter option. Turn this off.

3) Turn off the controller vibration feature. Press Start, Controls and locate the vibration option. Turn this off.

We've never seen this 'flicker filter' option in our options screens, so not sure what's going on there. Source.

02/05/2008 08:10:00

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also i have a friend that has english version of game same as me and he has got flicker filter so its not just usa games that have it very strange indeed!!!!!
gazo69 / 5/3/2008 9:35:49 PM

i dont have flicker filter either gta was ok yesterday now i cant play this is all strange what could have happened since yesterday ???
gazo69 / 5/3/2008 9:33:00 PM

i dont want to do all this and my gta 4 has crashed on me now. what a load of bollocks, patch anyone?
lol man / 5/3/2008 12:16:27 PM

Wonder if it's only there on American copies of the game?
nofi / 5/3/2008 8:06:28 AM

thats weird... actually i've been hearing alot of ppl say that also... man what is up with this game
ExXz / 5/2/2008 11:57:47 PM

i dont have flicker filter nither ?
gazo69 / 5/2/2008 9:30:56 PM

how do you guys not have the flicker filter when in the game hit start go to the display settings. thats weird if you guys dont have it. its like the twilight zone
ExXz / 5/2/2008 7:39:08 PM

Ok that is BS, Rock* needs to patch the game so that it runs on the PS3 and not expect people to "patch" their PS3 system to run the Game. Does anyone else see how ass-backwards this is? Also I do not have Flicker filter, It has never been there.
JustTheDude / 5/2/2008 3:27:56 PM

Honestly, I don't have the flicker filter option. PAL PS3 version, 720p.
nofi / 5/2/2008 9:04:24 AM

flicker filter option is in the display settings at the bottom. and none of this worked. i've been trying this for the past three days. or at least didnt work for me. so stupid his could happen. so many ppl not being able to play the game.
ExXz / 5/2/2008 9:01:58 AM

Can't be arsed with that.
Twonk / 5/2/2008 8:36:03 AM

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