Of course, there is a difference between DLC and microtransactions. However, the main point is that Rockstar is looking to make a lot of money with GTA 6. If players are more than willing to spend their hard-earned cash, then it wouldn’t be surprising to see the return of Shark Cards.

Technically speaking, one can argue that microtransactions may not appear in the base GTA 6. However, it certainly will for a theoretical GTA Online 2. Rockstar is a business whose primary goal is to make a profit. The player experience is only secondary to what they want to achieve.

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Shark Cards in GTA 6

Like it or not, Shark Cards generate a huge profit

you better buy your boyfriend that shark card for gta because i have a LOT of money

— dina (@deeenss) January 9, 2022

The main appeal of microtransactions like Shark Cards is that they allow players to skip the grinding process. For some, paying a few hundred dollars is a much better investment of their time than spending hours grinding the same activity over and over again.

This isn’t entirely conjecture, either, since GTA Online makes millions of dollars every year. The base game is not that expensive to purchase, which means Rockstar Games is making far more on Shark Cards.

With that in mind, there is no shortage of dolphins and whales. They would gladly fork over hundreds to thousands of dollars for something like GTA 6. That’s not even mentioning the number of people willing to buy GTA+, which is much cheaper than Shark Cards.

How will this affect GTA 6?

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Time for GTA 6 now?https://t.co/jGjlSti7jZ pic.twitter.com/sPanjG5gYL

— Usman (@SKizzleAXE) September 2, 2022

If the rumors are proven correct, then players should expect a single-player campaign or DLC content. At the very least, players can avoid the multiplayer experience altogether. This is where Shark Cards will likely find their way into the game and make it “pay to win.”

Players can only speculate on the future of this series. However, given the successful business model of microtransactions, they will have to expect the worst. Most of the community may despise Shark Cards, but many spend money on them.

One can only hope that Rockstar gives single-player campaigns the same love as multiplayer ones. It remains to be seen if that will be the case.

Will there be Shark Cards in GTA 6?