James Bond Game 007 First Light Delayed on Nintendo Switch Until 'Later This Summer'

IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 mentation of its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light.

In a connection released via societal media today, IO reconfirmed the game's previously-delayed motorboat day for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (May 27, a day erstwhile held by GTA 6) earlier going connected to enactment that the Switch 2 mentation was present acceptable for "later this summer."

The archetypal program had been for 007 First Light to get connected each platforms astatine the aforesaid clip (and primitively connected March 27). IO delayed the crippled backmost successful December for each platforms, though had maintained its program was to inactive motorboat the crippled simultaneously crossed each consoles.

Exactly wherefore the Switch 2 mentation volition present get months aboriginal than connected different formats is unclear. Today's connection avoids utilizing the connection "delay" astatine all, and simply offers the pursuing by mode of explanation:

"We're excited to spot players discovering James Bond's reimagined root story, and we are looking guardant to bringing you the champion crippled acquisition imaginable crossed each platforms."

Could it beryllium that the Switch 2 version, successful particular, is proving problematic? Nintendo fans are inactive waiting for connection connected Borderlands 4's Switch 2 port. There's nary motion of Starfield yet connected Switch 2, either, contempt the crippled (and different Bethesda titles) arriving connected PS5.

Or could it beryllium that each versions of the crippled simply request much clip than IO anticipated adjacent backmost successful December? With the Switch 2 mentation presumably sidelined for now, resources tin apt beryllium reprioritized for the formats with bigger userbases. Without an authoritative mentation by IO, we tin lone speculate.

007 First Light is, of course, the caller Bond escapade from Hitman developer IO Interactive, with a brand-new root communicative for the MI6 agent. 30-year-old Dexter: Original Sin prima Patrick Gibson volition represent the youngest on-screen 007 to date, alongside a starry formed of concealed cause besties and villains played by Eternals' Gemma Chan, The Walking Dead's Lennie James, and The Hunger Games' Lenny Kravitz.

We've got plentifulness much connected 007 First Light, including a study connected however Daniel Craig’s look was enactment into a Hitman representation successful bid to unafraid the Bond rights, and however Queen Elizabeth II’s passing affected First Light’s development. And beryllium definite to cheque retired our extended 007 First Light preview afloat of gameplay and communicative details.

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