Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) Title Update 1.20 for PC released on June 11, 2024, addresses various stability, performance, and compatibility issues. The latest updates ensure smoother gameplay experiences and improved functionality, especially when interacting with Steam and the Rockstar Games Launcher.
The most recent updates focus on resolving game startup and uninstallation issues. Previous updates addressed stability and performance improvements, graphics card compatibility, and command line parameter acceptance.
GTA IV Update 1.20 Patch Notes
June 11, 2024 – Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue that resulted in the game not starting when trying to launch it from Steam if the Rockstar Games Launcher is not installed.
April 30, 2024 – Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue that resulted in the game not uninstalling correctly from the Rockstar Games Launcher.
March 31, 2020 – General / Miscellaneous
- Fixes for ongoing stability and performance.
March 24, 2020 – General / Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where some AMD graphics cards would become locked to 512MB VRAM.
- Fixed an issue where the game wouldn’t accept some command line parameters.
If you are worried about the update breaking mod compatibility, it has been reported that this won’t be the case. It is just a silent patch that was a minor hotfix related to the game’s PC version.
Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, is an action-adventure game released in 2008. Set in the fictional Liberty City, a reimagined version of New York City, the game follows the story of Niko Bellic, an Eastern European immigrant who arrives in America seeking the American Dream but quickly becomes entangled in a world of crime and corruption.
GTA IV was released on PS3 and Xbox 360. It was later ported to PC. The game is still not available on any of the current-generation consoles. It later received an expansion that was released along a Complete Edition on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
