We’re getting so close.Credit: Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto VI is tantalizingly close, so for many people, it’s probably too late to submit a PTO request for its Nov. 19 release date. Not for Logitech employees, though.
The PC accessory maker announced that its employees would be given the option to take time off for new video game releases
Logitech’s announcement was almost certainly timed for the release of GTA 6 (there are basically no other major upcoming releases this year, for obvious reasons). However, the new “Logi Game Day” perk will seemingly apply to more games than just Rockstar’s latest open-world crime adventure.
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Logitech cited an internal study which found that 81 percent of video game enjoyers “believe that gaming builds real-world confidence, reduces anxiety, and correlates with stronger day-to-day work performance.” Whether or not that’s actually true, Logitech is buying into the idea, enabling its employees to play hooky for gaming purposes.
“It’s time to retire the stereotype that gaming is a waste of time,” Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber said “As a company designing products for work and play, we see every day how engagement in one sphere supports performance in the other.”
There are probably lots of folks out there reading this who wish they worked for Logitech right now.
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Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.
