PC – Black screen on launch DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG (NVIDIA drivers)

Platform: PC (Steam)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX series
Driver: NVIDIA Game Ready 591.59
OS: Windows 11
Game version: Early Access

Description:
When launching skate on PC, the game often starts with a black screen for around 2 to 3 minutes and then crashes to desktop with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG. The issue is inconsistent. Sometimes the game launches correctly, other times it crashes even after restarting the PC. Disabling Steam Overlay and NVIDIA Overlay and forcing DX11 and windowed startup helps slightly but does not fully fix the problem. Once the game successfully reaches the main menu, it runs fine and is stable during gameplay. This appears to be a compatibility issue between the current Early Access build and recent NVIDIA drivers.

Steps to reproduce:
1 Launch skate on PC via Steam
2 Black screen appears during startup
3 After a few minutes the game crashes with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG
4 Issue occurs randomly