If you've been stung by the Grand Theft Auto IV lockups on the PS3 and mainly want to enjoy the single-player campaign, there is a rumored workaround. Simply disable your PlayStation Network: Use Network Settings, or simply yank out the Ethernet cable. Many players swear by this method, saying it seems that the game looks for an online connection every few minutes (whether you need it or not) and freezes if it doesn't get the expected response. Of course, this doesn't help you if you're trying to play multuplayer modes. But if all you want is to get through the main game, you might as well give it a try. It's much simpler than other rumored fixes, such as zapping your game data (leave the saves!) and reinstalling (a 7+ minute process). Rockstar claims to be working on a patch, but it could be days or weeks before the problem is fully identified, corrected, tested and released...
