Game breaking bug: gem sound on infinite loop with gem interaction - slows to <1fps

So, the most recent update has made the game 100% unplayable. On PS5, when there is any interaction with a skill gem (socketing etc) or if you consume a flask or if you level up, the game plays the gem socketing sound on infinite loop and slows the performance to less than 1 frame a second. This is happens with any gem interaction or flask usage, so it is not random and has complete broken the game. It is not intermittent, it is guaranteed to happen.

OK, saw a similar post that related this to the witch demon form and having the vitality gem socketed. While the bug still existed, my demon form skill was completely invisible so I couldn't get to the skill to remove the gem. Had to refund the skill and reapply but I lost both of my support gems that were installed in the process. This did seem to fix it, but I guess the question is why no vitality on demon form? And of coarse the game destroying but it caused.

And the rabbit hole goes deeper. Now discovered the demon form doesn't work at all. It says "insufficient spirit", this is not a spirit skill and the spirit allocation area use to have multiple tabs for each weapon loadout and demon form... those tabs are gone and the spell doesn't work.

I'm may just have to stop playing for a while and let this one cook for a bit.