At least three companies have told staff they can skip work when GTA 6 launches on November 19: Logitech, the Palworld studio Pocketpair and the automotive company Burger Motorsports. Logitech is giving its staff the day, Pocketpair is giving five days, and Burger Motorsports is pausing work for the day. None of them is linked to Rockstar.
Logitech: Logi Game Day on November 19
Logitech, the maker of mice, keyboards and Logitech G gaming gear, has named November 19 “Logi Game Day” and told employees they can take it off, Kotaku reported on November 11. Kotaku puts the workforce at just over 7,000 people, from executives to interns, and says that number is an estimate.
The company doesn’t make anyone play GTA 6. Staff can spend the day on Rockstar’s game, on any other game, or on no game at all. According to Kotaku, Logitech’s press release ties the idea to its own Ctrl Tomorrow survey, in which 81% of the gamers asked said gaming builds confidence they use in real life and links to better work.
Not announced Kotaku’s report doesn’t say whether this is a one-off or something Logitech plans to repeat.
Pocketpair: five days, November 19 to 23
Pocketpair, the Japanese studio behind Palworld and Craftopia, posted a staff notice on November 12 granting a special five-day holiday to every employee who plans to play GTA 6, GamesRadar reported. The leave runs from November 19 to November 23, and the notice jokingly describes it as a work trip to Vice City.
GamesRadar says CEO Takuro Mizobe posted that he will take the time off to play as well, and head of publishing John Buckley warned that the studio may be quiet that week. Pocketpair added that update work on Palworld and Craftopia is on track and will go ahead as scheduled.
Burger Motorsports: closed for the day
Burger Motorsports, an automotive company, announced on Instagram a company-wide pause in operations on Thursday, November 19, GamesRadar reported. Its post says several staff had already told managers they would be unreachable that day, and that normal work resumes once they have finished at least one mission.
If you’re taking the day off yourself
Analysis A few things make a day off go further:
- Check the unlock time for your country. It depends on where you live. Our release time page shows yours.
- Xbox Cloud Gaming starts at 1 a.m. ET. Confirmed Microsoft said cloud play on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S starts at that time on launch day, Kotaku reported. See playing GTA 6 on Xbox One for what you need.
- Finish the preload and settings the night before. If your copy is downloaded and the console is set up, the day goes on playing rather than waiting. Our launch day setup guide covers rest mode, HDR and controllers, and how to free up space helps if your drive is nearly full.
- Mute spoilers before you log off from work chats. A launch this size fills timelines fast. The spoiler guide lists the words to mute.
For everything else confirmed for the night itself, see what to expect on launch day.
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