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Need for Speed Shift stopped working (possible regression - used to be Platinum at ProtonDB)

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ValveSoftware/Proton#8435 · opened 2025-02-04 by cetjunior · updated 2025-02-04 · 3 comments · github
Ccetjunior 2025-02-04 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Need For Speed Shift
  • Steam AppID of the game: 24870

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

Mostly: Game starts; show initial logo; blackscreen and freezes;
Sometimes: Game starts; show initial logo; blackscreen; language selection (freezes there);

Reproduction

Just install the game and try to run (used to work just fine).

Proton runtime app log

steam-24870.zip

Steam Runtime Diagnostics

https://gist.github.com/cetjunior/c9c48f987497fecff9035552d40886c8

Ccetjunior 2025-02-04 github

Just for reference, a discussion about this issue started in Reddit (link bellow) with another user with same symthoms, different distro, before posting it here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ihnd3c/need_for_speed_shift_not_working_anymore_marked/

Thanks in advance. Best regards.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-02-04 github

Hello @cetjunior, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1863#issuecomment-2634994874.

Ccetjunior 2025-02-04 github

Hello @cetjunior, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to [#1863 (comment)](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1863#issuecomment-2634994874).

Hi @kisak-valve, thanks for the reply! Sorry for my mistake, I didn't find it at the search, my bad. Best regards.

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