This would be true if the purpose of reading was purely utilitarian. No one is looking at maps for anything other than information; people read for a wide variety of purposes, many of which are contingent on the idea that original thought is involved.
I love GRAND THEFT AUTO just as much as the next person. Ive been playing it since 2000.
That said, the amount of corporate boot licking I've seen today is insane. Justifying digital only purchases and portions of the game being locked behind a paywall. Shameful shit