Logitech is giving its entire workforce of 7,000 a day off for gaming, including both interns and full-time employees. The company announced Logi Game Day ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6’s scheduled Nov. 19 launch, CNET reported.
Employees can spend the day playing any game they choose, so taking the leave does not depend on buying Grand Theft Auto 6. They can also pick a different date if they want to save their gaming break for another occasion.
Launch Leave Beyond Logitech
Logitech is described as the largest company to announce a companywide gaming holiday tied to the launch, joining at least three other organizations offering paid leave. The arrangements elsewhere range from a business closing its doors to military leave that comes with a reenlistment condition.
The 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, reportedly announced launch leave first. Its soldiers were offered four days away, running Nov. 20 through Nov. 23, conditional on reenlisting.
Southern California’s Burger Motorsports used Instagram to announce that it would close on Nov. 19 so employees could play. Canada’s Edison Motors is giving staff both Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 off, creating a four-day weekend for its employees.
The Workplace Case for Gaming
Logitech wants to push back against the idea that time spent gaming is wasted. The company cited research connecting gaming to benefits at work as part of its case for the initiative.
In one study it cited, 81% of gamers believed playing helped their confidence and eased distress; the research also associated gaming with better performance in daily work. Another study found that 98.8% of enterprise IT decision-makers said skills gained through gaming helped them at work.
Psychiatrist Douglas McWilliams told Psychology Today that leave for gaming could help reduce burnout and suggested that major releases could support employees’ mental health. A PCMag survey estimated that roughly 12.5 million US workers would likely take leave around the launch and projected productivity losses exceeding $1 billion.
Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives after a 13-year interval between releases in the series, following repeated delays during 2025 and 2026. Its predecessor sold 235 million units and brought in more than $1 billion.
Logitech also plans a Nov. 19 stream hosted by Robin Piispanen, general manager of its Logitech G gaming brand. Employees have about a year to use their gaming leave.
