> Patankar did concede that FiveM does get around the "GTA V launcher," which usually gates the game's content behind some digital rights management. Despite this, he insisted that the mod doesn't help users get unpaid access to either the single player (SP) game or the traditional Grand Theft Auto: Online mode. "[Running] FiveM with whatever copy you have doesn't act as a gateway towards the SP or GTA:O portions," he said. "Even with a legit copy, I can't open FiveM and end up in GTA:O or SP."

Compare this to Minecraft where there are 3rd party launchers which ask you for your Minecraft username and password login details.

These are used because adding mods is a bit tricky and launchers let you easily experiment with them.