Amazon Japan may have revealed the new release date for 007 First Light on Switch 2. The game was originally planned to launch day‑and‑date with other platforms, but the Switch 2 version was delayed and has not yet received an official update.

As spotted by an eagle‑eyed fan on Reddit, new Amazon Japan listings now show 007 First Light arriving on Switch 2 in September. While retailers occasionally post placeholder dates, this listing includes full product details, suggesting the information may be based on updated distributor data. IO Interactive has not commented on the Switch 2 version’s status, so the date remains unofficial for now.

007 First Light launched on PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 back in May. The game quickly turned out to be one of the year’s standout releases, offering a quality action‑adventure that blends investigation work and puzzle solving with excellent action set pieces. IO Interactive’s new interpretation of Bond has been well received, setting the stage for future stories, although a sequel has not yet been confirmed.

With Amazon listings now pointing to a September release, Switch 2 owners may not have much longer to wait.

KitGuru Says: Gamescom is coming up in August, so there could be official confirmation of this very soon. If we start hearing rumours about a new Nintendo Direct in the coming weeks, I will now expect 007 First Light to be part of it. 

IO Interactive's 007 First Light was a resounding success, especially when it comes to the reception of critics and fans, and yet Jeff Gattis, the new general manager for Amazon Luna and Amazon Game Studios, had previously floated the idea that Amazon, as the holder of rights to James Bond's IP, could take the sequel away from the Danish developer. That did not sit well with the millions of players who enjoyed the action/adventure game. A few days later, Gattis clarified that nothing had been decided yet, and now, in a new interview with GamesIndustry, he has opened the door […]

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Last week, IO Interactive announced that it was forced to cut some of its staff after Xbox abandoned funding for the Project Fantasy IP, first revealed over three years ago. Today, the developer has confirmed that it regained complete control of the intellectual property and the project, which it still wants to fund out of its own pockets. However, the downside is that the Istanbul studio, which opened in March 2023, will have to shutter. Following the end of our external finance partnership on Project Fantasy, IOI has regained full ownership of the project and our IP. We will continue to develop and […]

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007 First Light is a very interesting PC release to analyze. On the one hand, IO Interactive’s latest game can look quite good in the right scenes, especially thanks to its strong lighting, high-quality character rendering, solid animation work, and cinematic presentation. On the other hand, it is also a rather frustrating PC port in several important ways, as most of its graphics settings barely scale, some of its temporal reconstruction options behave strangely, and the game can suffer from truly massive performance drops during large explosions. This guide should hopefully help you strike the best balance between visuals and […]

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In the middle of making 007 First Light, developer IO Interactive suddenly found itself working with a different partner than the ones it had successfully pitched its James Bond game to. At the time, Amazon taking over the James Bond IP didn't mean much, as 007 First Light would still get made without issue or interference from the company. Now that the game is out, however, the question of a sequel has been muddier than expected, and Amazon Games general manager Jeff Gattis is trying to clear the air. Part of the concern and questions around a sequel are a […]

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BioWare veteran Mark Darrah, who we recently saw put out a defence of Anthem, has also potentially found a solution for the issue of video game budgets reaching unsustainable levels that isn't just 'hope you have a hit live service game to keep paying everyone.' It's a solution taken from the film industry, which basically points to something game creators like Hideo Kojima were already doing, and argues that more creators should take note. Spotted by Eurogamer, Darrah believes that game publishers and developers can help get their games made through product placement, just like the kind we saw in […]

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After working for over a decade exclusively on the Hitman franchise, IO Interactive decided to branch out, recently launching 007: First Light. Early reception towards the title appears to be positive, and so too has its sales, with IOI revealing that over 1.5 million copies were sold within the first 24 hours.

Taking to BlueSky to make the announcement, the official 007 First Light page confirmed that 1.5 million copies were sold within its first 24 hours, writing:

“1.5 million copies sold! Thank you for showing up to the launch of 007 First Light, for your overwhelming enthusiasm and for sharing your experience with the game.”

As mentioned, 007 First Light has been met with a positive reception across the board, amassing an aggregate score of 87 on Metacritic and an 88 on OpenCritic. Players appear to be equally receptive to the new title, currently sitting at a ‘Very Positive’ on Steam across 6 and a half thousand reviews. PlayStation users meanwhile have given First Light 4.8/5 based on 5.8k reviews.

All in all, it seems like 007 First Light is both a critical and commercial success. It will be interesting to see how the discourse evolves as more people get their hands on the game and form their own opinions.

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KitGuru says: Have you played First Light? What do you think? Is it IO Interactive’s best game yet? Let us know your thoughts down below.

IO Interactive's first non-Hitman game in years is a smash success, as 007 First Light has officially sold 1.5 million copies in its first 24hrs after launch, the studio announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter) today, one day after its full release and two days after its early access release for deluxe edition owners. The last time IO Interactive developed and shipped a game that wasn't centered around Agent 47 was the last release in its long-dormant Kane & Lynch series, which saw its last release hit store shelves all the way back in 2010. Ever since, the […]

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Colorful has introduced the iGame GeForce RTX 5070 Ultra OC 12GB x 007 First Light Edition, a limited-edition graphics card featuring a custom backplate with artwork from the game. 

The graphics card adopts a black, greyscale, and metallic gold colour scheme layered over the shroud. The back features a custom metal backplate bearing the official key art for the game.

The new limited-edition version is essentially the same as the iGame RTX 5070 Ultra OC in all other aspects outside of the custom coat of paint.

Colorful has confirmed that the limited-edition graphics card will be on display at Computex 2026, but pricing and availability are currently unknown.

KitGuru says: Have you already tried 007 First Light? Would you like to have this themed graphics card?

This week's GeForce Now update brings eight more games to the cloud library – including the newly available 007: First Light.

IO Interactive's new James Bond game, 007: First Light, is now available on PC and consoles. Whether you own it through Steam, the Epic Games Store, or the Xbox / Microsoft stores, you'll be able to access it through GeForce Now.

Here is the full list of games landing this week:

• Romestead (New release on Steam, May 26)
• World of Tanks: HEAT (New release on Steam, May 26)
• 007 First Light (New release on Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on the Microsoft store, May 26)
• Starminer (New release on Steam, May 27)
• Resident Evil Requiem Demo (New release on Steam, May 27)
• Alchemy Factory (Steam)
• BeamNG.drive (Epic Games Store)
• Ostranauts (Steam)

Currently, those who pick up a 12-month subscription to GeForce Now Ultimate will get a free PC code for the game.

KitGuru Says: Are you playing any of this week's new games? 

Colorful launches a limited edition RTX 5070 inspired by the 007 First Light following the game's official launch. Colorful Introduces iGame NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ultra OC 007 First Light Edition, Featuring Game-Inspired Design Just a day after the 007 First Light launched on Steam, popular hardware maker Colorful brought a new GPU inspired by the IO Interactive title. We usually see special editions inspired by new game launches, and this one is no different. Colorful says that it's a Limited Edition NVIDIA card, featuring visuals inspired by the new James Bond game, and has shared some details on it. […]

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COLORFUL has introduced the new limited edition iGame GeForce RTX 5070 Ultra OC 12 GB x 007 First Light Edition graphics card. The special model is inspired by the upcoming 007 First Light action-adventure game and brings together gaming performance with the famous style of the James Bond franchise.

The RTX 5070 Ultra OC 12 GB x 007 First Light Edition graphics card comes with a premium black and gold design that gives it a clean and elegant look. The matte black finish is paired with metallic gold lines across the body, creating a sharp contrast that matches the secret agent theme. According to COLORFUL, the design reflects the calm and confident personality linked with James Bond.

The custom backplate also plays a big role in the overall look of the card. It features the classic “007” logo along with a stylized Bond portrait. The detailed design aims to capture the cinematic feeling and spy atmosphere fans expect from the franchise.

Apart from its appearance, the graphics card is also built as a collector-focused product for both gamers and 007 fans. Every part of the design has been carefully matched to the theme, making it stand out from standard graphics card models.

COLORFUL RTX 5070 Ultra OC x 007 First Light Edition at Computex 2026

COLORFUL will showcase the iGame GeForce RTX 5070 Ultra OC 12 GB x 007 First Light Edition during COMPUTEX 2026. Visitors at the company’s showroom will be able to see the limited edition card up close for the first time.

Another week means another batch of games arriving with support for NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 with Multi-Frame Generation upscaling technology, and this week features several major new releases as well as an older title finally adding support for the upscaler two years after its release. The biggest release of the week is undoubtedly 007 First Light, with developer IO Interactive's take on James Bond now available for players who went for the Deluxe Edition of the game to start playing 24hrs ahead of its May 27, 2026 release. Wccftech's review of the game from Alessio Palumbo also went live today, where […]

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The interface lived for nearly two decades and served us well, but now it's time to switch to the latest NVIDIA App. NVIDIA Announces the Official Retirement of Control Panel, One of the Most Popular Tools for NVIDIA GPU-Based Systems The popular NVIDIA GPU tool, NVIDIA Control Panel, launched in February 2026. It has been just over two decades since the tool went live and has remained the most used utility on NVIDIA GPU-based systems. From offering simple settings to change refresh rate, resolution, and multiple-display setups to manage 3D settings, the Control Panel remained one of the easiest to […]

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It's been nearly 14 years since the last James Bond game, 007 Legends, was released by Eurocom and turned out to be a spectacular failure that also ended the British studio. Gaming fans of the most renowned fictional spy in the world had to wait two entire console generations before IO Interactive came with its 007 First Light. The long wait, however, has more than paid off. Whereas 007 Legends was a mediocre Call of Duty clone featuring a disjointed medley of levels inspired by films like Die Another Day, Goldfinger, Licence to Kill, Moonraker, and On Her Majesty's Secret […]

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IO Interactive has taken some big risks in recent years. The studio split off from Square Enix after the launch of Hitman (2016) to become an independent studio and after a couple of successful sequels, the team picked up the expensive James Bond license to produce their own original 007 game. The first reviews for 007 First Light have now dropped, so did the risk pay off? 

007 First Light is launching to very positive critic reviews. Currently on Metacritic, the game has an overall score of 88, based on 47 different reviews. Over on Open Critic, the score is a little better at 98 overall, based on 37 different reviews. As the game isn't out yet, we do not yet have a user score for the game, but those who pre-ordered will get access today, while everyone else will get the game tomorrow.

With these scores, 007 First Light becomes the highest-rated James Bond video game in decades. Critics have praised the game for its combat sequences, as well as its overall campaign, which stays true to the hallmarks of the James Bond IP, featuring levels spread all across the globe, massive spectacle moments and even a little bit of romance.

If the game becomes a sales success, then IO Interactive will be going ahead with sequels as it looks to make its own version of Bond as iconic as the versions we've seen on the silver screen.

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KitGuru Says: Considering IO Interactive's experience with Hitman, I couldn't think of a more perfect studio to take on the task of bringing James Bond back to gaming. 

007 First Light is launching into early access today for pre-order customers and Nvidia is preparing gamers with a new graphics driver. The latest GeForce driver is now available to download, bringing optimisations for IO Interactive's new James Bond title, alongside a few other games.

007 First Light is an original James Bond game from IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman franchise. The PC version includes a suite of GeForce-related features, including DLSS 4.5 and Nvidia Reflex. Also launching this week is World of Tanks: Heat, a new PvP spin-off, also launches with DLSS.

Starminer, a new interstellar mining game, launches into early access this week with support for DLSS 4.5, and the new driver also preps gamers for the new Helldivers 2 update, which brings DLSS to the game and Nvidia Reflex for the first time. The final game on the list this week is F1 25, which launches next week with DLSS and Reflex included.

The new Game Ready graphics driver is available to download through the Nvidia app.

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KitGuru Says: Are you picking up any of this week's new releases? Be sure to update your graphics drivers first.

007 First Light launches this week on PC and consoles, but if you were hoping to pre-load the game ahead of release so as to experience James Bond's new story as soon as it becomes available, and you are not getting the game on PlayStation 5, you will be disappointed to know you won't be able to do so. "I unfortunately have to confirm that 007 First Light will not have a pre-load on Steam or Xbox," IO Interactive representative Arti_IOI wrote on the game's official subreddit. "The earliest point to download the game on Steam and Xbox will be […]

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IO Interactive revealed on the official PlayStation Blog that their soon-to-be-released James Bond origin story game 007 First Light will launch with the new PSSR 2.0 algorithm on PlayStation 5 Pro. On other console platforms, the studio is using AMD FSR 3.1.5, but PSSR 2.0 offers significant visual improvements on the PS5 Pro hardware. Henrik Schlichter, Technical Director at IO Interactive, said in a statement: Upgraded PSSR gave us a meaningful jump in image quality across the board — cleaner, more stable, and noticeably sharper on the kind of fine detail that’s hardest to get right. It’s a clear upgrade […]

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