Logitech is giving its roughly 7,000 staff a paid day off to play video games, a benefit it has named Logi Game Day. The timing is hard to miss: it arrives just before Grand Theft Auto VI reaches shops on 19th November.

The company said the day is not tied to the Rockstar title. Employees can use it to play any game they like and they can book it whenever suits them over the coming year. Full-time staff and interns are both eligible for the paid leave.

Logitech has cast the benefit as a workplace policy rather than a one-off promotion. Chief executive Hanneke Faber used the announcement to challenge the idea that gaming is unproductive, saying the company wants to retire the stereotype that playing video games is a waste of time.

According to Logitech, the policy draws on its own internal research and reflects a belief that gaming can support creativity, confidence and professional development. The argument is that play can complement work rather than distract from it.

GTA VI is expected to pull enormous attention at launch and companies with gaming-minded workforces could see a surge in employee interest, absences and distracted working days. By scheduling a structured day off, Logitech is turning that expected distraction into an official benefit, while reinforcing its identity as a gaming peripherals business.

The game has been a long time coming and some of the people who built it had been working on it in the run-up to release. It is billed as the biggest and most immersive entry in the series so far and it lands as a single-player experience on 19th November 2026.

For Logitech staff, the message is plain: take the day, play the game and return without the guilt.