GTA 6 Launch Day Could Slump Productivity as Young Men and Remote Tech Workers Might Skip Work

GTA 6 Launch Day Could Slump Productivity as Young Men and Remote Tech Workers Might Skip Work

GTA 6's November 19 launch could see some workers take time off, while economist José García Montalvo links gaming to changes in working hours.

GTA VI Release Day Could Cost US Nearly USD 1 Billion as 1.5 Million Workers Skip Work

An estimated 1.5 million American workers are projected to take the day off work or call in sick on the release day of Grand Theft Auto VI, leading to nearly $1 billion in lost U.S. economic output. GTA VI Release Day Could Cost US Nearly USD 1 Billion as 1.5 Million Workers Skip Work.

GTA 6’s Launch Day Could Cost America $1 Billion, and Rockstar Still Comes Out Ahead

Grand Theft Auto 6 has spent the better part of a year turning from “most anticipated game ever” into something closer to a full-blown cultural event. The Extended Look trailer alone reportedly pulled in nearly 4 million peak concurrent viewers, a number big enough to crash both Netflix and Twitch at the same time. That...

GTA 6's Release Day Could Cost the US Economy Nearly $1 Billion

Video game launches rarely make waves beyond gaming circles, but Rockstar’s long-awaited sequel has become such a cultural phenomenon that economists are now weighing in on its potential impact on the American workforce. Few entertainment releases in recent memory have generated enough anticipation to warrant this kind of academic attention. That anticipation reached a new...