PS5 - UI Vanishing from Live Mode

Console: PS5

Updated to the latest patch as of 23/10/2024 

This issue isn't unheard of, but it started not long after my console finished the latest update (this was only a matter of hours ago.) 

After leaving Build mode to head back into Live mode, the lower-screen UI vanishes entirely. Hovering over the Build mode button now shows the word "Live mode" 

Invisible UI still makes sounds when hovering over the area, but everything on the lower screen has vanished and doesn't return, even after navigating to World Map. 

Rebooted the console and game, and the problem has persisted, and in fairly quick time as well. 

Any help or assistance with the issue would be very much appreciated. 

(off topic: On a smaller note, my happily-married Sims keep autonomously using Mean interactions to one another, despite having a Close relationship and zero traits/quirks that would say otherwise. Assuming it's a bug with the Lovestruck pack, perhaps confusing the Romance Dynamics?)