GTA IV hype, issues, and controversy
April 29th, 2008 -
Posted by: Jeff Rivera in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
GTA IV is here, and gamers around the globe are having their fun hijacking cars, taking over the streets, and running from cops. Millions of people lined up at midnight last night to pick up preorders or hopefully to snag one of the few extra copies that stores got outside of reservations.
As with every major launch, however, it hasn’t been all singing and dancing. First discovered on the PlayStation Blog forums, it appears that a significant amount of gamers are dealing with freezing and crashing issues. The problem is also being discussed over at NeoGAF, and it appears that both systems are susceptible; although more complaints are pouring in from PS3 owners. As of now, the recommended fix has been to delete the install and save game data and re-install the game (for PS3 owners). Some say it has worked, others say they’re still having problems. Here’s hoping that gets straightened out, because nothing is more depressing than having issues with your most anticipated game of the year.
In a bit of a controversial move, Gamespot seems to have changed their score for GTA. Yesterday a 9.5 score was showing on the site, but it was quickly pulled as whiners piled on. The full written text wasn’t live yet, but the review showed up in the database and it looked as if the score had indeed been decided upon. Hours later, however, the score had been changed from 9.5 to 10 when the full written review hit the site. For visual proof, see below:
Whether it was an honest mistake or not, it’s probably not the type of mistake Gamespot can afford to make right now with their credibility still in question after Gerstmann’s firing. Forums are already calling foul, even those that were hoping that the game would receive a better score. We’ll await Gamespot’s official response, should they choose to comment.
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