Palworld Studio Pocketpair Gives Staff Five Days Off to Play GTA 6

Palworld developer Pocketpair has reportedly granted its entire staff five days off so they can play Grand Theft Auto 6 when it arrives next week. The news spread quickly after posts about the policy appeared on Reddit, where one thread drew several thousand upvotes.

The move is an unusually generous take on the launch-week holiday that many fans have joked about for months. Rockstar's long-awaited open-world sequel is one of the most anticipated releases in years, and a studio giving its team a full working week to dig into it is a rare sight in an industry that often pushes crunch around major launches.

The reports are based on social media posts and do not include a formal statement from Pocketpair that we have been able to confirm. The studio has not publicly detailed how the break is structured, whether it applies to every department, or whether staff are expected to return to any particular schedule afterward.

Pocketpair has its own reasons to pay attention to big releases. Palworld became a major hit after its launch, and the company has grown into one of the more closely watched independent developers in the industry. Whether or not the policy is confirmed in full, the story has resonated with players and developers alike, who are eager to see more studios treat time off as part of how they support their teams.