I start the game and it seems fine. I select New Game on the menu. The POV moves to the nearby terminal. A sequence of text is shown and eventually "LOCKDOWN' and a voiceless woman says "Thank You". There is no activity after this.

I presume the game is checking validity of ownership during this one-way interaction with the terminal?

Also, there is no audio at all during this time during this time. Is this intended?

<edit>After a complete uninstall and then a re-install, the game continues past the terminal sequence at the beginning.</edit>