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IO Interactive Announces 007 First Light, May 2026 Release

5/21/2026

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IO Interactive will release 007 First Light on May 27, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC and later for Switch 2.
The game will run on PlayStation 5 Pro with Sony’s PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution 2.0 upscaler enabled by default.
Yann Roskell said the upgraded PSSR reduces shimmering, flickering and graphical noise, improving image quality.
The studio will use AMD’s FSR 3.1.5 on non-PS5 Pro platforms and NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Frame Generation on PC for highest quality.

Summary

Bond Cast

Patrick Gibson is cast as James Bond in 007: First Light.
The game’s development overlaps auditions for a new cinematic Bond, granting creative freedom.
Weekly meetings with MGM and the Broccoli family have shaped the narrative.
A trailer shows Miss Roth, a French intelligence operative and Bond’s romantic interest.
Developer Ian Emborg says the game stresses Bond’s ‘human doggedness’ while its flirtation raises questions about modernizing attitudes toward women.

History

Historical Context

Rare’s 1997 Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye 007, developed with Eon Productions and MGM, sold over eight million copies and proved consoles could host deep first-person shooters. Its multiplayer deathmatch and stealth mechanics inspired successors such as Perfect Dark and set standards referenced by modern titles like 007 First Light, which builds on that legacy for AI-enhanced graphics.

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IO Interactive 007

IO Interactive will release 007 First Light on May 27, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC and later for Switch 2.
The game will run on PlayStation 5 Pro with Sony’s PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution 2.0 upscaler enabled by default.
Yann Roskell said the upgraded PSSR reduces shimmering, flickering and graphical noise, improving image quality.
The studio will use AMD’s FSR 3.1.5 on non-PS5 Pro platforms and NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Frame Generation on PC for highest quality.

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