‘007 First Light’ Nintendo Switch 2 launch delayed until 2027

Nintendo Switch 2 players will now have to wait until next year to play 007 First Light as developers work on “polishing” the game’s performance. READ MORE: ‘007 First Light’ review: no video game has done Bond better 007 First Light launched for Xbox, PlayStation and PC in May after a two-month delay that gave the team time to “further polish and refine the experience” to ensure they delivered the “strongest possible version at launch”. Originally the James Bond title was supposed to launch at the same time but developers IO Interactive pushed back the release to summer 2026. And in a new update, IO Interactive have now confirmed that 007 First Light will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point in March 2027, a full year after it was supposed to launch on the console. “We know many of you have been looking forward to experiencing Bond’s reimagined origin story on Nintendo Switch 2, and we greatly appreciate your enthusiasm,” they wrote on social media. “To ensure we deliver the quality of experience players expect, we have made the decision to delay the release to March 2027, with the exact date to be communicated later. This additional time will go toward polishing th...