[Regression] LittleBigPlanet 2 (NPEA00324) fails to connect to any custom servers

[uhwot]

Quick summary

Ever since PR #15105, LittleBigPlanet 2 refuses to connect to any custom servers (such as Beacon, Refresh, Infinite) with the error message "A problem occurred when attempting to connect to the LittleBigPlanet servers".

Details

Regression (v0.0.30-16011-3dbde04d):

Working (v0.0.30-16009-93c72822):

LittleBigPlanet 1 is not affected.

Build with regression

v0.0.30-16011-3dbde04d

Attach two log files

Regression (v0.0.30-16011-3dbde04d):
RPCS3.regression.log

Working (v0.0.30-16009-93c72822):
RPCS3.working.log

Attach capture files for visual issues

No response

System configuration

OS: Windows 11 Pro 23H2
APU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics, 2000 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

Other details

I think this regression is caused by the variable "is_NP_Com2_init" never being set to true, so almost every sceNpCommerce2 call ends up returning the error SCE_NP_COMMERCE2_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED.