GTA 6 sick days predicted to cost the US $1 billion

The release of GTA 6 could cost the US economy around $1 billion, with an estimated 1.5 million people reportedly planning to take time off work to play Rockstar’s long-awaited sequel. After more than 13 years without a new mainline Grand Theft Auto game, fans are preparing for the November 19 launch of GTA 6. According to the International Business Times, economist José García Montalvo, a professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, has predicted that GTA 6 could cause widespread workplace absences. Over one million people predicted to call in sick for GTA 6 launch The report claims that approximately 1.5 million people could miss work on release day, potentially costing the US around $1 billion in lost productivity.