How to reproduce:
1. Open the “ParticleSystemIssue.zip” project
2. Open the “TestScene”
3. Enter Play Mode
4. Observe the Game view

Expected results: Particles do not disappear and continue playing when the “Play” method is called
Actual results: Particles disappear and start playing again when the “Play” method is called

Reproducible with: 2022.1.0a11, 2022.3.24f1, 2023.2.18f1, 6000.0.0b14
Not reproducible with: 2021.3.36f1, 2022.1.0a10

Reproducible on: Windows 11, macOS 14.4.1 (by reporter)
Not reproducible on: No other environment tested

Note:
- According to the documentation page, this behavior is not expected: [https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ParticleSystem.Play.html|https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ParticleSystem.Play.html]