My friend just bought a PS3 a few days ago after I talked him into it. He really wanted to get GTAIV but all he had was a Wii. One of the major reasons he got the PS3 was so we could play online together. Well for some reason, everytime we try to group up to play GTAIV multiplayer, the person who received the invite gets a message saying, "The game is no longer in session." when it clearly is. Is it just not possible for us to use the same router since we have the same IP or what? We havn't been able to test any other games. If anyone has any information or suggestions, please let me know.
My friend just bought a PS3 a few days ago after I talked him into it. He really wanted to get GTAIV but all he had was a Wii. One of the major reasons he got the PS3 was so we could play online together. Well for some reason, everytime we try to group up to play GTAIV multiplayer, the person who received the invite gets a message saying, "The game is no longer in session." when it clearly is. Is it just not possible for us to use the same router since we have the same IP or what? We havn't been able to test any other games. If anyone has any information or suggestions, please let me know.Eyes_of_Ice
You are probably having a problem with NAT. Normally you have have the same IP, because NAT associates a particular port number or numbers with each machine. Sometimes, particularly with online gaming, this is sort of cludged. You may want to see if different types of NAT are supported and play with that a little, or better yet, see if your ISP provides multiple IP addresses. That would almost certainly work.
A lot of people have been having the same problem. it has nothing to do with both of you being on the same router because me and my room are connected to the same router wirelessly and can play other games online at the same time with no problem. I think GTA4 is having troubles with the servers or the mass amounts of people trying to get connected to the multiplayer.
My ISP doesn't provide that. I'm not a huge tech guy or anything like that. I just know some basics, however, I don't know how to mess with the different types of NAT. Is there anyway to adjust the router or any settings in the PS3 to fix this problem?
A lot of people have been having the same problem. it has nothing to do with both of you being on the same router because me and my room are connected to the same router wirelessly and can play other games online at the same time with no problem. I think GTA4 is having troubles with the servers or the mass amounts of people trying to get connected to the multiplayer.Esgabaldon
I didn't see that before I posted. So have you been able to play GTAIV with someone else on the same router yet?
i was able to play gta4 online but not the same time as my roomate because he was at work but the sound was off when i was playing. Me and my roomate played warhawk,resistance,rainbow 6 vegas, COD4 at the same time online with no problems
i was going to say the same, check if it happens in any other game. I had 2 guildmates who are roommates and they couldnt play CoD and MGO beta at same time. so finaly one of them bought a damn CAT5 and the other one is running wireless and there is no problems any more!
I wish I could test this but the only game he has is GTA4 since he just got the PS3. I guess he could borrow a game from someone but that won't happen for at least a couple days.
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