Managers take note: Employees are planning to take paid time off in November, not to catch some sun on a Caribbean island or backpack across Europe or Asia, but to play Grand Theft Auto VI in peace. <\/p>\n
Bud Burruss, a 36-year-old software engineer, told the Wall Street Journal<\/a> that he plans to take five days off the week before Thanksgiving to focus on the much-anticipated game. <\/p>\n Must Read <\/p>\n “We’ve got a couple of days where we’re like, ‘Daddy’s very busy,'” the father of three said. “I’m not going to be playing it for, like, 20 hours straight like an absentee father. But right out of the gate we’re going hard.” <\/p>\n Others are taking longer breaks away from their laptops. <\/p>\n Thirty-four-year-old Guilherme Stephano, from S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, will be using 10 vacation days to play GTA VI. And that’s not as long as the break he took to play “Red Dead Redemption 2” in 2018, which was 20 days. <\/p>\n “I’m a completionist,” Stephano said, meaning once he starts a game he has to see it out until the end. <\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>Vanguard reveals what’s coming for U.S. stocks \u2014 and it could be bad news for this group of investors<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n Why are fans excited for GTA VI? <\/p>\n GTA VI has been a long-time coming. Its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, was released by gaming studio Rockstar Games in 2013<\/a>, making over $1 billion and selling 475 million copies, according to WSJ. <\/p>\n The franchise, which debuted in 1997, takes players inside an open world filled with street crime, reckless driving, and half-naked adults. Polarizing, yes, but it’s also one of the most popular gaming franchises in history because of how much time you can spend roaming around a vast city without playing the main story \u2014 building your car collection, working as a cab driver or playing a round of golf<\/a>, as examples. <\/p>\n But fans of the franchise have been waiting for the latest title since 2022, when Rockstar Games first announced it was in development. The game was later unveiled in December 2023<\/a>. But it has been delayed repeatedly<\/a>, including in the fall of 2025 and in May 2026. <\/p>\n The game will finally release on Nov. 19<\/a> on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. A release date for PC has not yet been announced by Rockstar Games. <\/p>\n “It has been rescheduled so many times that I’m like, you know what, if we are for sure doing this on Nov. 19, I’m taking Thursday to Thursday off,” Anna Ray, a 30-year-old medical-sales representative and professional wrestler in Arkansas, told WSJ. <\/p>\n How successful can GTA VI be? <\/p>\n If the trailers<\/a> for the game are any indication, GTA VI should be a smash hit among gamers. The first two trailers have nearly half a billion views, combined, on YouTube<\/a>. The latest trailer debuted exclusively on Netflix<\/a> on Aug. 27. <\/p>\n Some gamers are so excited to play the game, they’re reenlisting in the army to get access to a four-day pass<\/a> when it comes out. <\/p>\n Global preorders for GTA VI have reached an estimated $260 million, according to analytics firm Newzoo<\/a>. Projected sales by the end of launch week could topple $4.5 billion. <\/p>\n What To Read Next <\/p>\n Join 250,000+ readers and get Moneywise’s best stories and exclusive interviews first \u2014 clear insights curated and delivered weekly. Subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Moneywise.com<\/a> under the title: GTA VI fans are taking up to 10 vacation days off work to play when the $260M-in-preorders game drops Nov. 19<\/a> <\/p>\n This article provides information only and should not be construed as advice. 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