007 First Light Has Been Delayed Until May 27th

IO Interactive has announced that its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light, has been delayed until May 27th, 2026. The game was meant to come out on March 27th, 2026. This means that 007 First Light has been delayed by two months.

IO Interactive stated that the dev team needs a bit more time to further polish and refine the experience. As the devs noted, the game is now complete and can be played from start to finish. So, this means that 007 First Light has entered the final stage of its development. In other words, the game is not in development hell.

In 007 First Light, players will follow James Bond as a young, resourceful, and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6’s training program, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.

Players will go on missions in amazing locations, drive famous vehicles, and experience a movie-like adventure while chasing a rogue agent who is always one step ahead. You can choose how to play: sneak in quietly or fight loudly. You will be able to use fists, guns, gadgets, or even tricks to fool guards.

Those interested can check out 20 minutes of gameplay that was shared back in September 2025. As you will see, 007 First Light appears to have a lot of potential, but it desperately needed a bit more polish. And that’s precisely what IO Interactive has decided to do. So, kudos to it for delaying it so that it can provide a better gaming experience.

For what it’s worth, IO Interactive hasn’t yet revealed the PC requirements for 007 First Light. As soon as it does, I’ll be sure to share them with you.

Stay tuned for more!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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