I solve this by just restarting the game. And having the controller running/plugged in before starting the game.
But, a bit of a bitter situtation when your controller loses power or disconnects for whatever reason though.
It doesn’t happen always but I’ve seen a pattern when trying to replicate it.
Replication process:
Preface: ‘Steam input support’ enabled inside steam settings for the game
Controller: DualSense Ps5 (standard version, all drivers updated for the controller on pc)
- Start game (controller unplugged, powered off)
- Plug controller in via usb/usb-c cable
- Chose realm, start game
- After 10 minutes, sometimes instant = Sudden loss of background music, audio queues for animations, npc audio dissappears (shouts, screams, grunts, not dialogue however)
Hope this helps