I have over 100 hours into the game, so obviously this is a new issue for me.

I took a bit of a break from the game and decided since all of the DLC is out now is the perfect time to get back into it.

When I press "Play", it goes through the motions for about 5 seconds and then suddenly the "Play" button appears again, as if nothing ever happened. It won't even take me to a loading screen.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled - nothing.
I have verified file integrity - nothing
I have updated drivers - nothing
I have even read something about the Epic Launcher causing problems...so i reinstalled and updated that - nothing.

It's possible i'm just stupid, and I'm not doing something simple, but I'm out of ideas.

Can anyone please help?