In the case of the Social Club, you are not restricted to using the Rockstar-made app, but can choose between several, giving you greater freedom. Many gaming services have this feature, some even sporting their own authenticator applications, such as Blizzard's Battle.Net and Steam. Tying online accounts to some sort of authenticator, usually mobile phone based, can prevent outside access even if someone else gets a hold of your password.

When you have dozens of various accounts across services most people either use the same password for each and run the risk that if one is compromised, they all are (Ī good idea!), or have different passwords for each, and risk forgetting them, or writing them down, which also is also problematic (LastPass can be a big help with this last problem). On PC, you may own the standalone version where one account is enough, but many players use Steam, for which you also need an account. On consoles, you need a PlayStation Network ID or an Xbox Live account. With GTA Online, you need a minimum of two accounts to play on almost all platforms.

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