It wasn't included in a patch per se since you needed to link your 2K account to get it. But, it was available at the same time as GS when it launched in Feb. 2019. And, AFAIK it's never been enabled by default, so the only reason you'd need to manually disable it is if you had enabled it previously.
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p.s. I like it and have it enabled all the time.