TexasSnyper

That didn't fix it, BUT, what it did do was actually throw an error finally. It said something to the effect of, and I'm paraphrasing here, "X3DAudio1_7.dll is f*#@ed up and can't run" so I googled that, found out what I needed to do and forced the install of FO4's DirectX. Now it works.

I did the download, twice. No disk since it was gifted to me through Steam. I've also verified cache integrity.

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I just got FO4 for Christmas through steam but the game won't start. I click the play button and the launcher comes up with no problems. I can go into options and it auto selects Ultra for graphics. When I click play on the launcher it disappears but then Steam goes from "Fallout 4 - Running" to "Fallout 4 - Syncing" and then just "Fallout 4". I have verified integrity of game cache and my video drivers are up to date. I have not touched the .ini files nor have I added any mods. The game just simply won't start. Do any of you guys know how to fix this? Specs: GPU: GTX 970 CPU: i5-4690k RAM: 8 GB I have tried: Verified game cache Fullscreen, windowed, and borderless mode Several ranges of graphic settings Uninstalling and redownloadingInstalling older GeForce drivers