IO Interactive has set March 18, 2027 as the release date for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light, Eurogamer and Video Games Chronicle reported on October 15. Pre-orders opened alongside the announcement.
The date lands roughly a year after the game was first expected on the platform. VGC reported that 007 First Light was originally scheduled for all formats on March 27, 2026, was pushed to May 27, 2026, when it launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, and that the Switch 2 version was then delayed to the third quarter of 2026 before a September announcement moved it to an unspecified date in March 2027.
In a press release quoted by Eurogamer, IO Interactive said it had brought hands-on builds to Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show since announcing the additional development time, "where players and press had their first opportunity to experience Bond's world running on Nintendo's hardware." The studio said player response at both events was positive and that the team "will use the coming months to continue refining the game's optimisation and performance on Nintendo Switch 2."
Last month, technical producer Cristina Vega said the third delay was not caused by unexpected problems, according to VGC. "The development team had been pushing hard for a long time and needed a brief breather, and combined with requests from marketing and various other factors, we had no choice but to postpone the release date to March 2027 once again," she said, adding that the studio wanted fans to experience "the game in its most polished form on Switch 2."
Deluxe Edition and pre-order bonus
VGC reported that only a Deluxe Edition has been confirmed for Switch 2 so far, priced at $69.99, €69.99 or £69.99. It includes the Gleaming Lighter, Gleaming Earphones, Gleaming Dart Gun and Gleaming Pen gadgets and four outfits: Day of the Dead, Desert Explorer, Silent Anchor and Gentleman Operator. Pre-ordering grants early access to a GoldenEye suit.
Eurogamer noted that the date announcement follows a recent content update for the existing versions that added New Game Plus, a harder difficulty, a photo mode and additional TacSim challenge missions, and said that content is presumably included in the Switch 2 release. The outlet reported the game has passed 4 million sales since its May launch. Eurogamer also compared the port's progress with Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds, whose developers called their own Switch 2 work a "painstaking, seemingly endless process."
