Palworld dev Pocketpair gives staff five days off for GTA 6
Palworld developer Pocketpair has given staff special leave from November 19 to 23 for an "urgent business trip" to Vice City when GTA 6 launches.
13th Nov 2026 07:45
Image via Rockstar Games
Palworld dev Pocketpair gives staff five days off for GTA 6
Palworld developer Pocketpair has given staff special leave from November 19 to 23 for an "urgent business trip" to Vice City when GTA 6 launches.
13th Nov 2026 07:45
Image via Rockstar Games
Palworld developer Pocketpair has given its staff special leave for GTA 6's launch, sending anyone who plans to play it on what the studio is calling "an urgent five-day business trip in Vice City".
The Japanese studio announced the leave on its official X account on November 12, and according to PC Gamer and Inven Global, it runs from November 19, the day GTA 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, through to November 23. That stretch includes a weekend, so it works out at three working days off rather than five (we won't tell anyone if you round up), and it's open to any employee who intends to play the game.
Expenses not included
The notice Pocketpair shared alongside the post is clearly having a bit of fun with it, saying "such a historic occasion deserves our full attention" and that staff heading to Vice City are excused from their regular duties and "encouraged to undertake a business trip" there instead. Inven Global also reports that CEO Takuro Mizobe posted on his own X account that he'll be taking a break for a while to play it, so it sounds like the boss has booked himself onto the same trip.
If you're worried this means Palworld fans will be left waiting, the studio says work on Palworld and Craftopia updates is progressing and is "expected to be carried out as scheduled", as reported by PC Gamer. It isn't the first time Pocketpair has done something like this either, as Inven Global points out that the studio gave staff a company-wide day off for Monster Hunter Wilds' launch back in February 2025.
Pocketpair isn't the only company clearing the diary for November 19, as Logitech is giving its staff a paid day off through its new "Logi Game Day", with the first one landing on GTA 6 launch day, while PC Gamer reports that Edison Motors is giving its team a four-day weekend starting the same day.
Rockstar's support site says GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19 on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, so if you're planning to start the moment it goes live, it's worth making sure your download has finished first, and our GTA 6 pre-load guide has everything you need to know about that.
Well, as business trips go, we can think of far worse places to be sent than a sunny Vice City, even if nobody's going to sign off the expenses.
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