Remember the patch by Sony and Rockstar to improve Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer at PSN? It’s been available for quite some time now, but I was having difficulty downloading it. Every time I try to download the patch, I get the following message:

“An error occurred during the download operation. (80710092)”

I reasoned that since every man, woman, and child is playing the game online, perhaps the heavy traffic just needs a few days to clear. Little did I know.

After waiting for a few more days, I still couldn’t get the patch—meaning, I still can’t play the game online. Other than continue with the single-player missions, what was I to do? Dig around for an answer, that’s what.

Here’s what I found out how to get the download working: On your PS3’s XMB bar, visit Network Settings then change your primary DNS to 4.2.2.2 and your secondary DNS to 4.2.2.3. Aside from these, I didn’t dare change the settings for the others details. Doing this would somehow fix the downloading error. Download patch 1.01 and you’re set for multiplayer mayhem.

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Grand Theft Auto IV is developed and published by Rockstar.

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Forget flamethrowers–I never thought brides-to-be have a potential to be more violent than GTA fans. Whatever you do, keep them away from wedding dress sales.

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Don’t worry GTA fans, it’s not like you won’t get your hands on GTA IV this year.

Pachter thinks Master Chief has something to do with this delay, but it’s not because of some dubious derrière display. If you’ve lived like veal for the past year, here’s the lowdown: Halo 3 is coming out on September 25. GTA IV, on the other hand, will hit store shelves on October 16—exactly three weeks after Halo 3’s launch.

Releasing two huge products in close intervals is a business no-no because it would affect the sales of both. Notice how film companies try to get out of Sony’s way when they release a Spider-Man movie? Same thing here. Putting distance between Halo 3 and GTA IV is actually good for the sales of both games, so this decision by Take-Two is likely.

So how long will Halo 3 make GTA fans wait?

Pachter predicts a two-week delay. Peanuts. This decision would affect Take-Two’s fiscal earnings for ‘07, but their prospects for the ’08 FY are looking good. Let’s just hope they don’t pull off another Hot Coffee this time.

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Halo 3 might cause GTA IV delay