According to La Crème du Gaming, French players are booking leave or remote work for launch; the unlock time remains unknown.
Sources lacremedugaming.fr
November 19 falls on a Thursday, and several French players have already done the math. According to La Crème du Gaming, messages are piling up on Reddit and the Jeuxvideo.com forums: days off booked, RTT leave, "creative" remote work, planned all-nighters.
The outlet quotes a r/GTA6France user who started the thread with a simple question: who will take days off, or skip class, for the release of GTA VI?
According to La Crème du Gaming, profiles vary. Some employees say they booked one or two weeks around November 19, with spans like "from the 19th to early December". Others are more measured: one to three days to enjoy the solo story at launch, then a long weekend.
The most-cited combo among adults is "RTT + remote work": officially working from home while admitting much of the day will go to the game. Night marathons, strategic naps and food deliveries are already part of the plans.
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Among high schoolers and students, players say on Reddit they skipped class for GTA V before and plan to do it again. The outlet stresses fear of missing out: being in the conversation on day one, avoiding spoilers, exploring Vice City first. The tone often stays humorous.
It is not only a French thing. We reported yesterday that Japanese studio Pocketpair is giving staff five days off to play at launch.
The question driving most debate, again per La Crème du Gaming, is the exact unlock time in France: midnight or early morning. Rockstar has not communicated it. Players preloading since November 12 still do not know when they can launch the game, so everyone builds a schedule on a guess.
Nothing official here: these are forum accounts, not a numbered survey, so no one can say how many French players will really take a day off. It does show the anticipation six days out. Confirmed release details are on the release page.
Sources lacremedugaming.fr
Reported Reported by the press, not confirmed by Rockstar
By Solange Rocheval · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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