SKATE PC - Black Screen on Startup Requiring Hard Restart

Hello EA Support,

I am experiencing a serious issue with SKATE on PC and would appreciate any assistance you can provide.

Platform: PC

Launcher: Steam and EA App

Every time I launch SKATE, the game initially appears to load normally. However, shortly after startup, the screen goes completely black and becomes unresponsive. When this happens, I am unable to return to the desktop, access Task Manager, or close the application through normal means.

The only way to recover my system is to perform a hard restart of my PC.

The issue occurs regardless of whether I launch the game through Steam or directly through the EA App. The problem is consistent and prevents me from playing the game at all.

Currently - The only workaround is to open a Chrome Browser window right after launching SKATE and then using "Alt-Tab" to switch back into the game once it was fully loaded to the Start Screen

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,

DAN MEDEIROS

EA Account Email: [edit: email address removed]

System Specifications:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core Processor, 3901 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5070 TI

RAM: 48 GB DDR4

Windows Version: WIN 11 Pro 64bit

Graphics Driver Version: 610.47