Logitech gives its staff launch day off to play GTA 6

Logitech has declared a companywide Logi Game Day around the GTA 6 launch, giving staff the day off to actually play it, and Logitech G is marking launch day with a livestream on Nov 19. It is a small story, but it is a sponsor practicing what this whole community preaches: launch day is a holiday, whether your boss admits it or not.

More companies should just write this into policy instead of pretending nobody calls in sick on a big launch… See More

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If your job gave you one launch day a year, no questions asked: does GTA 6 take it this year, or are you saving yours for something else?

Source: www.notebookcheck.net/Logitech-is-lett…

Logitech is letting its staff take a day off just to play GTA 6 - Notebookcheck News
Logitech has rolled out Logi Game Day, giving about 7,000 employees one day off to play any video game, redeemable until November 2027. The perk coincides with the November 19, 2026 launch of GTA 6, when Logitech G will stream from its San Jose headquarters, and follows a Logitech study in which 81% of gamers said gaming builds confidence.
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