Playqub Launches Calculator Estimating GTA6 Launch Day Impact on UK Workplace Output
A new model built on ONS and Ofcom data puts the UK’s lost output on GTA 6’s 19 November launch day at about £231 million. Most of the widely reported time off is booked annual leave that moves work to another day rather than losing it. London faces the biggest hit at £45.1 million.
Netherlands, 29th Oct 2026 – Playqub.it, an independent gaming website, has launched a online calculator and regional model that estimates how the release of Grand Theft Auto VI on 19 November 2026 could affect working time and economic output across the United Kingdom.
The model combines official Office for National Statistics (ONS) employment and productivity data with Ofcom console ownership research and a published survey of UK workers who play video games. Under its central assumptions, the model estimat...
