[BUG]: Need for Speed - Hot Pursuit 2 (NTSC): Intro video out of sync/Sound dropouts. Attract mode goes immediatly back to menu.

[stoniemahonie]

Describe the Bug

Intro video is out of sync and the audio drops out and back in during playtime.

The intro can be fixed with "Emulation -> System Settings -> EE Cycle Rate = 300 % (Overclock)

The overclock doesn't fix the attract mode.

In general it is not a problem per se, the game works very well. It is just that i did not see this mentioned elsewhere (wiki, other issues on git).

Happens with hard- and software renderers.

Reproduction Steps

Start the game and watch the intro. After the intro, just wait until the game automatically loads a race (attract mode). The race gets immediatly canceled and you're back in the menu.

Expected Behavior

Sync and continuous audio playback during intro and enjoy attract mode without cancelling back to menu.

PCSX2 Revision

v1.7.3891 Compiled on Jan 12 2023

Operating System

Windows 10 (64bit)

If Linux - Specify Distro

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CPU

Ryzen 3700X

GPU

GTX 1060

GS Settings

default

Emulation Settings

default

GS Window Screenshots

No response

Logs & Dumps

No response

[Mrlinkwii]

I assume this is still an issue on latest nightly?

[MrCK1]

Yes, it is

[Mrlinkwii]

I assume this is still an issue on latest nightly?

[Mrlinkwii]

just to note the issue happens on all version of the game

[SecularSteve]

Ditto...

Was playing it on the Steam Deck OLED, and the Race Demos if you're idle long enough in the menu always immediately go back to the menu after a quarter of a second.

Though I'm pretty sure the Video/Audio De-Sync issue was resolved. At the very least I didn't experience it.

I did encounter one strange bug where after I was done with the 7th Race in the Event 28 Chamionship of Ultimate Racer, the Background Replay in the post-finish-line Menu freezes completely, even though I can navigate the menu just fine, music included.

Made a screenshot, but it's not on my person currently.

Could be related to #12001, but that's just a theory.

[VGkav]

I tested on stable 2.2.0 in software and the intro video is fine. The bug that remains is that the attract mode starts playing for half a second and it drops back to the main menu.