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The figures are only for the US, despite the numbers having been calculated by Professor José García Montalvo at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, so there’s no knowing what the worldwide figure might be. According to his calculations, as reported by the International Business Times, the USA will see a drop in productivity of around 2% on launch day, purely due to people taking time to play the game (no doubt some have also taken time off officially). 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