Grand Theft Auto V: Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack (DLC) (PS4)

Let's be straight about what this is: a paid shortcut for GTA Online newcomers, not a content drop or a new game mode. The Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack bundles a set of properties, vehicles, weapons, and GTA$1,000,000 in bonus cash that Rockstar values at over GTA$10 million on paper. In practice the gap between marketing math and real gameplay utility is the whole story here. On the property side you get the Maze Bank West Executive Office, which does give you CEO access out of the gate, a genuinely useful head start that lets you run VIP missions and eventually hire associates. You also get the Paleto Forest Bunker, the Senora Desert Counterfeit Cash Factory, and the Great Chaparral Biker Clubhouse. None of those are premium locations, and none come with the equipment or staff upgrades that make them actually profitable at scale. The San Vitas Street apartment and the 10-car garage round things out, but the apartment does not let you launch heists, which is probably the first thing a brand new player wants to do. That omission stings. The vehicle list reads impressively: Turismo R, Banshee, Coquette Classic, Frogger helicopter, Zombie Chopper, Dune FAV, and four others. The Turismo R is the one car here worth caring about for street performance. The Dune FAV is the pack's only weaponized vehicle, and it is a soft target because it has no real armor, the gun is passenger-controlled only, and it folds under any serious offensive pressure. The weapons bundle is a Compact Grenade Launcher, a Marksman Rifle, and a Compact Rifle. None of them are top-tier picks for a new player who just needs a reliable AR and a pistol. The Compact Rifle has situational motorcycle utility but you are better served grinding a few thousand GTA$ for an AP Pistol that works everywhere. The community's read on this, which has been consistent since launch, is that Rockstar curated the cheapest version of each property tier and packed in cars that look good in screenshots but do not move the needle on actual money-making efficiency. There is no vehicle warehouse included, which is one of the most reliable income streams in GTA Online. Everything in the pack is flagged FREE in-game and carries zero trade-in value, so you cannot even flip a property you do not want. That non-resale clause is the detail that quietly makes the contents feel more like decoration than infrastructure. One additional friction point: if you are moving from GTAV Legacy to the Enhanced version, you need to claim the pack on a Legacy character first and then migrate, so factor that into your platform decision. Bottom line for a new PS4 player: the CEO office alone does meaningful work, and GTA$1M in your Maze Bank account beats starting at zero. But the pack does not give you the pieces you actually need to run efficient businesses at mid-game. Treat it as a soft head start, not a solved early game. Fred, Scout Team