Dylan’s Opening Reverses Jesse’s Arrival from the First Control

The official hands-on starts with Dylan waking inside the Oldest House, finding his cell open, receiving the Aberrant, and escaping into a distorted Manhattan.

What was confirmed

The sequence reverses the original game’s direction: Jesse entered the building to find Dylan, while Dylan now leaves confinement and searches for Jesse. This report isolates that specific official update so it can be linked from the matching navigation topic without turning a dated announcement into an unsupported all-purpose claim.

A preview of the opening hour does not reveal the full escape route, every tutorial encounter, or the ultimate reason his cell opens. The distinction is important before release: confirmed mechanics, storefront capabilities, preview observations, and details still awaiting retail verification are recorded separately.

The connected evergreen guide and FAQ cluster use this source as evidence, while final values, menu behavior, performance, quest counts, and balance-dependent recommendations remain subject to the shipped build. If Remedy or a first-party store changes the underlying information, the dated report remains the historical record and the current guide is revised.

Key takeaways

• Dylan begins in confinement
• Aberrant appears early
• The journey moves into Manhattan

Official source

Xbox Wire — opening-hour hands-on

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