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GTA Online update fixes some server issues, temporarily disables in-game purchases

Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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Rockstar has been scrambling since yesterday to elevate some issues gamers were having with Grand Theft Auto Online. Many players had trouble logging into the service at all or even had their single-player game saves erased. Today, Rockstar issued a patch for GTA Online, which fixes the following issues:

  • For PlayStation 3 users, a PlayStation Network server issue was detected that was limiting the amount of possible concurrent users. This was preventing most players from accessing GTA Online altogether and as of this morning, that problem was resolved.
  • There is an issue that is preventing some players from getting through the first tutorial mission across both platforms. Many players have been able to get through this with repeated retries, and we are working on unblocking this for everyone as soon as possible.
  • This morning, we experienced some instability across the GTA Online services which is affecting even people who have progressed beyond the tutorial mission. We are identifying these issues now and are working to restore stability for users as soon as possible.
  • For the time being and until we have been able to get everybody access to GTA Online and things are running smoothly, we have disabled the option of purchasable GTA$ cash packs. Players can however keep on earning GTA$ by pulling off Jobs and other profitable gameplay activities rather than purchasing cash packs.

Their last fix is particularly interesting as Rockstar has elected to disable in-game purchases altogether until it can get GTA Online stable enough. A number of server issues still exist. This means players will not be able to pay for in-game currency with real money. The only way to get money in the game for the time being is to complete missions and perform other activities within the game.

GTA Online update fixes some server issues, temporarily disables in-game purchases

Rockstar acknowledges that GTA Online is off to a rough start but is actively working to fix all issues. “All of these initial technical issues will be ironed out as soon as we can. Please know that the entire team here at Rockstar and all of our relevant partners are and will continue to be working around the clock to get the experience to be as smooth as possible, as soon as possible,” writes Rockstar

The company recommends users submit issues to its support page as well as following its support post, which is updated with the latest issues. There are still a ton of bugs that Rockstar has to fix but the company has been active, working with players to get issues resolved.


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[Source: Rockstar]

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