The next State of Play is coming this Wednesday, and it will be entirely focused on giving us a 30-minute deep dive into 007 First Light. You can watch it live on the PlayStation’s official Twitch and YouTube channels on September 3 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT.
According to the PlayStation blog, this State of Play presentation will feature gameplay of the first mission young James Bond — still an MI6 recruit — takes part in. This segment is going to show examples of the kind of action we can expect from First Light, “from high-speed card chases to on-foot stealth sequences and shootouts.”
007 First Light was announced back in June, during a State of Play where a long list of titles for the Sony platform were showcased. This new James Bond game is being developed by IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series of stealth games. This time, instead of the experienced and charming Bond, we’re playing as the young James, who’s still learning the ropes as an MI6 agent.
Since IO Interactive focused mostly on setting the mood, introducing some characters, and showing a few situations where the story will take young James Bond in the announcement trailer, we might finally have the chance to have a better grasp on how the studio is adapting such an iconic character.
While we don’t have an exact date yet, IO Interact plans to release 007 First Light in 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC.
