: Removed the requirement for Windows Media Player to install the game and fixed issues where frame rates would sharply decrease in rare scenarios. Rockstar Editor

: Added a dedicated GPU benchmark test accessible directly from the main menu to help players optimize their graphical settings. Gameplay & Tool Adjustments

He wasn't just doing it for the "free" aspect; he was doing it for the "Update 1" stability. The initial launch was notoriously buggy, plagued by launcher crashes and social club errors. Apex and his team worked through the night, injecting the first official Rockstar patch directly into the game's core files so users wouldn't have to deal with the broken day-one launcher. By 4:00 AM, the file was ready. He titled the thread:

on GTA V 's January 2015 PC update (officially, the game launched on PC in April 2015, so I could cover pre-launch news or the "Update 1" patch after release).