>I tried restarting the console and starting a new game rather
>than continuing a save (per other posts on the issue I found
>on the net), but still no dice.
>
>incidentally, I never actually paid for this DLC. it wasn't
>free right? I turned on my PS4 one day and it was just there,
>so I guess I can't really be too upset.

it's not free. it's a little intrusive, misleading, and can be legitimately detrimental to a run because you waste time going to an exit that you can't access. there should be an option to exclude that section of the biome for those that haven't purchased the DLC