{"id":2067112,"date":"2026-07-29T09:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2067112"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:24:07","slug":"007-first-lights-switch-2-release-date-may-be-closer-than-we-realised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2067112","title":{"rendered":"007 First Light&#8217;s Switch 2 release date may be closer than we realised"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/007-first-light\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      007 First Light<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">007 First Light&#8217;s Switch 2 release date may be closer than we realised<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Buy another day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/007_First_Light_Walkthrough_2.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"James Bond in 007 First Light.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"007_First_Light_Walkthrough_2.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/IO Interactive<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-29T09:24:07+00:00\">July 29, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"24adb1e6-72cb-4443-8b19-1f32869e160f\" data-name=\"007 First Light\" data-follow-text=\"Follow 007 First Light\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following 007 First Light\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow 007 First Light\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following 007 First Light\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow 007 First Light\" title=\"Follow 007 First Light\"><br \/>\n  Follow 007 First Light<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a>&#8216;s 007 First Light has been anticipated practically since it was revealed to be in the works. That version of the game didn&#8217;t make it out alongside all the other platforms in May, but thanks to a new leak, we know when we&#8217;ll be playing it.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by users on the GamingLeaksAndRumours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1v8wuu1\/amazon_jpn_has_007_first_lights_release_date_on\/\">subreddit<\/a>, Amazon Japan has the Switch 2 version of First Light listed for a 16th September release date. The listing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/B0FZRMWNL6\">remains online<\/a> at the time of writing, and the date has not changed.<\/p>\n<p>A mid-September release would line up with IOI&#8217;s recent comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-switch-version-of-acclaimed-james-bond-game-007-first-light-is-seeing-really-good-progress-and-isnt-very-far-away\">which said we should expect to be playing the game on Switch 2 sometime in the summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_gNnq1lPHU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1_gNnq1lPHU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1_gNnq1lPHU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>IO Interactive has not shown First Light running on Switch 2 yet. Given the leaked release date, we&#8217;re likely going to have our first look at the port in August or thereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>As is the case with other cutting-edge triple-A games, there are concerns about performance and presentation on Nintendo&#8217;s console. The studio&#8217;s senior licensing producer Theuns Smit revealed last month the team is &#8220;seeing really good progress on the optimisation side of things&#8221;, though without digging into specifics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to make sure that we give it its time in optimisation and performance, [so] that it reaches the quality that not only we desire, but that we feel our players deserve,&#8221; Smit said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>007 First Light <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-first-major-patch-details\">just received its first major patch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>. The update brings a host of bug fixes, adds new TacSim missions and other unlockable rewards.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release, the action game has done really well for IOI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/io-interactives-james-bond-game-007-first-light-sells-27-million-copies-in-its-first-week-as-dev-reiterates-free-year-one-content\">selling 2.7m copies in its first week on sale<\/a>. The figure was revealed in early June, and studio director Hakan Abrak said at the time that it was even &#8220;closer to 3 million copies sold&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a>&#8216;s 007 First Light has been anticipated practically since it was revealed to be in the works. That version of the game didn&#8217;t make it out alongside all the other platforms in May, but thanks to a new leak, we know when we&#8217;ll be playing it.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by users on the GamingLeaksAndRumours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1v8wuu1\/amazon_jpn_has_007_first_lights_release_date_on\/\">subreddit<\/a>, Amazon Japan has the Switch 2 version of First Light listed for a 16th September release date. The listing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/B0FZRMWNL6\">remains online<\/a> at the time of writing, and the date has not changed.<\/p>\n<p>A mid-September release would line up with IOI&#8217;s recent comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-switch-version-of-acclaimed-james-bond-game-007-first-light-is-seeing-really-good-progress-and-isnt-very-far-away\">which said we should expect to be playing the game on Switch 2 sometime in the summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_gNnq1lPHU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1_gNnq1lPHU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1_gNnq1lPHU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>IO Interactive has not shown First Light running on Switch 2 yet. Given the leaked release date, we&#8217;re likely going to have our first look at the port in August or thereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>As is the case with other cutting-edge triple-A games, there are concerns about performance and presentation on Nintendo&#8217;s console. The studio&#8217;s senior licensing producer Theuns Smit revealed last month the team is &#8220;seeing really good progress on the optimisation side of things&#8221;, though without digging into specifics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to make sure that we give it its time in optimisation and performance, [so] that it reaches the quality that not only we desire, but that we feel our players deserve,&#8221; Smit said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>007 First Light <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-first-major-patch-details\">just received its first major patch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>. The update brings a host of bug fixes, adds new TacSim missions and other unlockable rewards.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release, the action game has done really well for IOI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/io-interactives-james-bond-game-007-first-light-sells-27-million-copies-in-its-first-week-as-dev-reiterates-free-year-one-content\">selling 2.7m copies in its first week on sale<\/a>. The figure was revealed in early June, and studio director Hakan Abrak said at the time that it was even &#8220;closer to 3 million copies sold&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News 007 First Light 007 First Light&#8217;s Switch 2 release date may be closer than we realised Buy another day. 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