{"id":4724,"date":"2026-09-15T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playority.net\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:01:15","slug":"007-first-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playority.net\/en\/007-first-light\/","title":{"rendered":"007 First Light slips to 2027 on Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light has been delayed from its planned summer 2026 window to March 2027. IO Interactive has not announced an exact date yet, so James Bond\u2019s debut on Nintendo\u2019s new console is currently tied only to a broader launch month.<\/p>\n<section class=\"ply-news-single__game-card pae-injected-media pae-injected-game-card\" aria-label=\"007 First Light\">\n<div class=\"ply-news-single__game-card-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-First-Light-Delay-SW2_09-15-26.jpg\" alt=\"007 First Light\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ply-news-single__game-card-main\">\n<div class=\"ply-news-single__game-card-platforms\"><span class=\"ply-news-single__game-pill\">PC (Microsoft Windows)<\/span><span class=\"ply-news-single__game-pill\">PlayStation 5<\/span><span class=\"ply-news-single__game-pill\">Xbox Series X|S<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ply-news-single__game-card-actions\"><a class=\"ply-news-single__game-btn ply-news-single__game-btn--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/playority.net\/gioco\/007-first-light\/\">Open game page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The delay applies only to Switch 2. 007 First Light has already been available since May 27 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, while the Nintendo version had already been separated from the main launch to allow more development time.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the extra time is to polish performance on Switch 2. For a third-person action adventure built around a reimagined Bond origin story, that technical work matters: mission flow, combat responsiveness, environmental detail, and overall stability can all shape how the game feels in practice.<\/p>\n<p>The project is not disappearing from the schedule, but it is moving further away from the other versions. That means a longer wait for players who wanted the portable or hybrid version, especially after positive feedback from the gamescom demo and ahead of the same demo appearing at Tokyo Game Show.<\/p>\n<p>The practical takeaway is simple: players who want 007 First Light now can play it on PS5, Xbox Series, or PC. Anyone waiting for Switch 2 will have to wait until March 2027, with the final release date still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>007 First Light for Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed to March 2027, with IO Interactive polishing the platform\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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