007 First Light on Switch 2 has been delayed until next year, developer IO Interactive has announced.

Posting to the game’s official X account, the port – originally scheduled for summer 2026 – will now release in March 2027, with the “additional time” to help with “polishing the… performance of the game”.

Here’s the statement in full:

Today we would like to provide an update on the Nintendo Switch 2 release of 007 First Light.

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. 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 the Nintendo Switch 2 performance of the game.

We were thrilled by the positive feedback on 007 First Light at gamescom, and it’s a great sign of the progress being made across the whole game as we head toward launch. The same demo will be playable at Tokyo Game Show this week, so please join us there if you would like a hands-on experience.

We will share further updates as soon as we are ready. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support.

As mentioned in the statement, 007 First Light was recently playable at gamescom, where our video producer Alex recorded some over-the-shoulder footage and came away “feeling impressed”.

With news of the delay, are you happy to continue waiting for the Switch 2 edition, or are you considering playing on another platform instead? Let us know in the comments.