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Do you take vacation/time off for new videogame releases?
- Thread starter HockeyBird
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I generally do on the major fall Destiny expansion releases, although I always seemingly have to return to work the day the new raid releases but oh well. This year there's a lot going on during that same time (Destiny Beyond Light, Xbox Series X and PS5 launches, etc) so I'll be spending a lot of time on Europa on PC and maybe dabbling in some Xbox Series X and PS5 fun as well. I no longer have to worry about time for Cyberpunk though with the delay.
Booked off Cyberpunk and console launch day, so Cyberpunk being delayed isn't a big issue. Looks like AC is the go to game now (that and bugsnax)
Last time I did this was GTAV disks didn't turn up by lunch, so I purchased the digital version, which took ages to download and then broke, then the disk version turned up and wouldn't install because of the broken digital version...so ended up not being able to play it until about 5pm in the evening... ah the memories... good times.
Last time I did this was GTAV disks didn't turn up by lunch, so I purchased the digital version, which took ages to download and then broke, then the disk version turned up and wouldn't install because of the broken digital version...so ended up not being able to play it until about 5pm in the evening... ah the memories... good times.
Of course. I took two days off for Valhalla and two for Cyberpunk...then saw that it was delayed literally seconds after booking the time. I'm probably going to keep those days off anyway though, and just have a four day weekend cause why not?
I usually take release day off for games I'm really hyped for.
I usually take release day off for games I'm really hyped for.
Does PS5 launch count? I have a 5 day weekend planned to spend with my new console. The wife is even going out with her friends on Saturday night to give me some space :D
In a pre-covid world, generally yes depending on hype level. Now that I do have more time home without commuting to work, I don't.
I remember freaking in out over the 10/10 review from IGN. Think I remember going out to buy it at lunch in highschool
I would be happy to do it, but I already work half-days on Fridays which is when most big releases seem to come out these days, so there's not much point lol. So my options are either to sign-off work at 11 and start playing, or waste half a vacation day just to sleep-in until 10:30 and then start playing.
Only children use their paid time off from their job.
Yeah from time to time. After using a few weeks up for trips or whatever we usually have to pick a few random days off just to use up the rest so it might as well be when a good game releases. Especially this year when we can't go anywhere.
I'll definitely take a couple of days off for Street Fighter 6.
I'll definitely take a couple of days off for Street Fighter 6.
Hell naw, haha. I'll just play when I am off work.
plus I work from home now, I'll just go sit on my couch when I have free time, to get some gaming in. I'm lucky in that regard.
I just use vacation days for travel.
plus I work from home now, I'll just go sit on my couch when I have free time, to get some gaming in. I'm lucky in that regard.
I just use vacation days for travel.
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Sure, for one or two big releases a year I might take the launch day or day after off. Also while I used to take the week off for E3 it's not entirely feasible for my current position; though there was no E3 this year, so I didn't really have to deal with that issue yet.
I took a day off for FFVII Remake on March 3rd this year. That went well.
It's something I rarely do otherwise, only for the big releases that I am most hyped about. Back in 2017, I took a week off right after BotW and the Switch launched. We went to a hotel up north with the kids for winter activities and I had a lot of fun completing the Zoras' divine beast late at night after everyone went to sleep. I might take some time off for BotW2 as well.
It's something I rarely do otherwise, only for the big releases that I am most hyped about. Back in 2017, I took a week off right after BotW and the Switch launched. We went to a hotel up north with the kids for winter activities and I had a lot of fun completing the Zoras' divine beast late at night after everyone went to sleep. I might take some time off for BotW2 as well.
I did once, when the Burning Crusade launched for World of Warcraft and I wanted to have the first level 70 Shaman in my Alliance guild. Looking back on it, the multiple days of power leveling ended up being more work than if I hadn't taken the time off from my actual job. Never again.
I don't book holiday to line up with specific releases, but when I take a week or two off I'll usually pick a bigger game or two from my backlog to play through with the extra time. I get about 6 weeks off per year and go away at most once, so I spend most of my time off work at or close to home anyway. I just increase the amount of time I spend with my wife, family, friends, dogs and hobbies. A typical day off for me would involve an hour or two bike ride, a gym session, a walk with my wife and the dogs, playing some video or tabletop games with my wife, a few hours of gaming by myself, and some TV or a movie in the evening with my wife. Some days we'd be joined by family or friends, but they're often busy so most of the time it's just the two of us.
I'm always surprised to see how many responses to threads like this find the idea of spending significant holiday time on what is obviously a favourite hobby for forum members so strange. There are plenty of games that are easy to spend long sessions with, and time off work makes that much easier to do. Maybe it's partly to do with varying amounts of holiday allowance? I can understand someone with more limited time off prioritising other things, but I wouldn't have the interest or the budget to spend all of my time off work travelling. I do of course understand that having kids would significantly change the situation!
I'm always surprised to see how many responses to threads like this find the idea of spending significant holiday time on what is obviously a favourite hobby for forum members so strange. There are plenty of games that are easy to spend long sessions with, and time off work makes that much easier to do. Maybe it's partly to do with varying amounts of holiday allowance? I can understand someone with more limited time off prioritising other things, but I wouldn't have the interest or the budget to spend all of my time off work travelling. I do of course understand that having kids would significantly change the situation!
I use to, but gone are the days of ordering 3 large pizzas and taking a loooong weekend off from work when Mass Effect 2 came out. But with Covid it's not like I'm going anywhere, so I booked a few days off for Cyberpunk (pre delay), and I'll take the Friday 11th Dec off work as I like staying up til 4am watching the Game Awards and it just so happens that Cyberpunk will be out then too.
I take days off for conferences pretty often.
Usually admin leave that expires.
I've only had a job that gives paid vacation for about a year and a half now, and so far I haven't used it for a game release.
I was going to take a week off for Final Fantasy VII, but then the quarantine ended up starting right before it launched.
I tend to accumulate more vacation than I use, and I don't travel too often unless it's a family trip.
Usually admin leave that expires.
I've only had a job that gives paid vacation for about a year and a half now, and so far I haven't used it for a game release.
I was going to take a week off for Final Fantasy VII, but then the quarantine ended up starting right before it launched.
I tend to accumulate more vacation than I use, and I don't travel too often unless it's a family trip.
I get 30 days PTO. Yes, I sure as hell do take time to myself to relax. Can only vacation in the Caribbean so many times in a year. I take time off when the kids and wife are off but I damn sure take time for me.
No, though I have been tempted. I almost did for FFVII remake, but with home quarantine I found more than enough time to play without all the commute time.
Can't say I've ever done that. That said, I took my christmas holidays this year starting December 12th... seems like fate for plenty of Cyberpunk!
I take off for almost every Destiny release or a big console release. So, November is pretty packed for me in that regard.
I get tons of vacation a year (182 hours) and I have to use it where I can because it rolls over into sick leave at 350 hours so, depending, yeah. I take a week off every time there's a new WoW expansion because a) I run a guild and I want to be ready to run content with everyone ASAP and b) probably most importantly my husband plays WoW with me and, while we are both big fans of video games, our tastes do not align very often so he takes these releases off as well and we experience them together. It's nice.
aside from this every now and then I may take a day off for a big release I'm excited for. Especially if it's a Friday because everyone loves a good, long weekend.
aside from this every now and then I may take a day off for a big release I'm excited for. Especially if it's a Friday because everyone loves a good, long weekend.
I think I've only ever done so for Halo 3 and the Mass Effect trilogy. I can't see myself doing so again, due to being all-digital since the start of current-gen and being able to launch most games at midnight. Plus I'm likely to be remote-working well into next year, so can squeeze in a quick gaming session whilst "at work"!
This...I think I did for PS1 Final Fantasy's and maybe RE 2 back then.
Just a day off though,never took vacation days per say.
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