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rw28hnrx28dh
5 years ago

PS3 Need for Speed most wanted 2012 start button not working

Hi there,

I just bought my son a copy of Need for Speed 2012 Most Wanted for PS3 (like new from Amazon). The disc does not seem to be scratched.

I loaded it up on the PS3, but it seems to be stuck at the Press Start Button screen.

I press the start button both on the Move controller and on the regular wired controller and nothing happens.

Tried pressing all the other buttons as well, but nothing happens. It just seems to be stuck at that screen, but it is not frozen (the background animation is still flowing).

Any idea why the Start button wont click?

Thank you.

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  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
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    5 years ago

    @rw28hnrx28dh 

    Try booting the console with just the regular controller connected and see if you can get past that screen, thanks.

  • rw28hnrx28dh's avatar
    rw28hnrx28dh
    5 years ago

    Hi Barry,

    I tried that and it did not work.

    I tried uninstalling the game, shut down the system, restart the system and reinstall, and it still wont work.

    I have given the disc to my friend to see if he can get it to work on his system.

    I will let you know of the outcome.

    Meanwhile, any other solutions?  

    EA support sent me various trouble shooting fixes (like start in safe mode etc), but i dont think these will help, as this is a game specific issue. Other games seem to be working and DVDs are playing.

    Thank you, Ariel.

  • rw28hnrx28dh's avatar
    rw28hnrx28dh
    5 years ago

    Hi Barry,

    As a follow up to my last message, my friend check the game on his system and it did not work either.

    I tried also to change the controller number from 7 to 1 in the controller menu, but it did not help.

    Any more ideas?

    Thank you. 

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