007: First Light, the subsequent sport from the event studio behind Hitman, is launching on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, Change 2, and PC in March 2026, as revealed throughout Sony’s newest State of Play.
On September 3, as previously announced, Sony and IO Interactive confirmed off over half-hour of 007: First Gentle, giving us our first actual take a look at gameplay following some teasers and trailers. And on the finish of the showcase—which featured Bond sneaking round, killing folks, driving numerous autos, and inflicting mayhem—IOI revealed that First Gentle is launching on March 27, 2026 on all platforms.
Right here’s a brand new gameplay trailer of Bond in motion:
After all, as a result of within the yr 2025, all games must have expensive pre-order versions and early access bonuses, if you happen to pre-order any model of the sport digitally, you get to play 24 hours “early.” What is more shocking is the $300 special collector’s edition of 007: First Gentle. This expensive package deal features a bodily copy of the sport, some digital goodies, and a reproduction Golden Gun, in addition to gold bullets and a stand to show them with. Appears a bit odd to incorporate such a traditional Bond prop in a sport that, seemingly, has nothing to do with that period of the franchise, however hey, what do I do know?
First announced back in 2020, 007: First Light is the long-awaited subsequent sport from IO Interactive, and it tells the story of a youthful James Bond as he completes a few of his first missions. It’s been a protracted five-year look forward to followers of Hitman who’re hoping that First Gentle will play lots like Agent 47’s franchise. In in the present day’s State of Play reveal, it did certainly seem to be that is very a lot a Hitman-style sport, with a number of choices for infiltrating areas and a giant concentrate on stealth and problem-solving. Nevertheless, the gameplay within the presentation additionally had moments that had been marred by some nasty efficiency dips and quite a lot of movement blur. Hopefully, 007: First Gentle seems higher and runs effectively when it arrives on Change 2, PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC on March 27, 2026.
