So here we are, about 12.5 hours after the release of Grand Theft Auto IV and we are already getting reports of the game causing freeze errors on early hardware, eerily similar to the issues that came up with Bully on early Xbox 360 consoles.

Rockstar has acknowledged that there are issues cropping up with early 20 and 60GB PS3 consoles, and has suggested removing and re-installing the game on the hard drive.  Several users have already tried this and have mentioned that it is an inconsisitant fix at best.

The 360 is not without its issues, with reports cropping up here and there about the system locking up while playing.  These reports are coming up less than the PS3 issues, but it is strange to see that Rockstar is having this issue again after dealing with it not more than three or four weeks ago with the release of Bully on the 360.  That game is slowly being fixed, but is still a work in progress.

Hopefully Rockstar comes up wih a fix soon, so players can get back to helping Nico take over Liberty City.  If anyone has had these issues with the console, go ahead and let us know, and we will follow up with Rockstar on the issue.