Logitech gives staff a paid day off to play GTA 6

Vandal supplies the detail missing from the Pocketpair story: according to Vandal, which reproduces the internal notice sent to staff, the special leave runs from 19 to 23 November. Insider Gaming did not specify the days.

Any developer at the studio who plans to play GTA 6 can apply. The notice encourages employees to take a "business trip to Vice City" and return safely. Palworld's account on X shared the notice on 12 November.

Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, is also giving staff time off for GTA 6: a special five-day holiday for employees who plan to play at the November 19 launch. The official Palworld account announced it on X on November 12, and Insider Gaming reports it.

Unlike Logitech's Logi Game Day, a single day off for its whole workforce, this one lasts five days. According to Insider Gaming, the studio says work on Palworld and Craftopia is proceeding and will be delivered as scheduled. The outlet does not say which exact days the leave covers.

Rockstar Games set the GTA 6 launch for Thursday, November 19, 2026. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said earlier this year he expects a lot of people to call in sick that day. One peripherals maker just took the excuse away from its staff.

Logitech has launched Logi Game Day, a benefit that gives each of its roughly 7,000 employees worldwide a paid day off to play video games, according to Notebookcheck. The Swiss-American company announced it on November 10, nine days before launch.

Staff pick the game and can take the day any time until November 2027. NDTV, citing Fortune, says it covers everyone from full-time workers to interns. Logitech calls it the first company-wide gaming day in its history.

Hanneke Faber, Logitech's CEO, argues that a company making products for both work and play sees every day how one helps the other.

Faber also joked that anyone planning a getaway to Vice City no longer needs the GTA Flu. Robin Piispanen, general manager of Logitech G, the company's gaming brand, names GTA 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Forza as games staff might play, solo or in online team matches.

Elaine Laird, Logitech's chief people officer, says people with protected time to unplug come back more focused.

The perk follows Logitech's Ctrl Tomorrow study, based on a representative sample of more than 9,400 people across nine countries. In it, 81% of gamers say gaming builds real-world confidence and reduces anxiety.

Logitech also cites a survey in which 98.8% of enterprise IT decision makers say gaming skills carry over to work. Both findings rest on respondents' own views, not measured job performance.

Logitech is keeping its offices open on November 19. That day, Logitech G will stream from the company's Americas headquarters in San Jose, California, hosted by Piispanen, a former competitive gamer.

According to Fortune, Faber will head into the office for the event, which turns the space into a gaming lounge, and plans to play that day. Anyone who prefers to save their day can use it through 2027.

Only if you work at Logitech: the perk belongs to its staff. Anywhere else, ask early, because requests for that date are climbing.

BambooHR, an HR software company, shows time-off requests for the date running between 9% and 17% above a typical third Thursday in November, according to Notebookcheck. Burger Motorsports, a California performance tuning shop, will reportedly close on November 19 after several employees asked for the day.

If you get it, the GTA 6 beginner's guide saves you hours of trial and error on day one, and what we know about GTA 6 sums up what Rockstar has already shown.

Logitech hasn't said whether Logi Game Day will return as an annual perk; for now it only sets the November 2027 deadline. The next clue arrives on November 19, when Logitech G's livestream from San Jose shows how the day plays out inside the company.

How many Logitech employees get the day off for GTA 6?

Around 7,000 worldwide, according to Notebookcheck and NDTV, and they can use it until November 2027.

Do they have to play GTA 6 on that day off?

No, each person picks their own game, according to Notebookcheck.

Is Logitech closing its offices on November 19?

No, it's keeping them open, and Logitech G will stream from San Jose, according to Notebookcheck.