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GTA 6 gets Palworld studio staff five days off, Pocketpair says
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
Palworld studio Pocketpair gives all employees who intend to play GTA 6 a special five-day holiday, from 19 to 23 November, according to Game*Spark, after a company notice posted on X on 12 November.
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Palworld’s studio is giving staff who want to play GTA 6 the launch off. Pocketpair posted a company notice on X on 12 November. Insider Gaming reported the same day that the studio has announced a “special five-day holiday” for all employees who intend to play GTA 6 when it comes out. According to Game*Spark, that holiday runs from 19 to 23 November 2026.
The post itself calls it “an urgent five-day business trip in Vice City”. Insider Gaming also reports that Palworld and Craftopia work “is proceeding smoothly and is expected to be carried out as scheduled”.
Pocketpair is not the first company to do this. Insider Gaming compares it with Logitech’s global holiday allowance, which lets all its employees take one day off in the next year to play video games. In Australia, the Brisbane Times reports that bosses are bracing for sickies on 19 November.
No five days off where you work? Check when GTA 6 unlocks in your time zone and plan your evening around it.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- Palworld (@Palworld_EN) on X — Pocketpair 'Special Company Holiday Announcement'
- Insider Gaming — Palworld dev gives Pocketpair employees days off for GTA 6
- Game*Spark — Pocketpair announces a five-day holiday from GTA 6's launch date
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