007 First Light is still coming to Nintendo Switch 2, but IO Interactive is no longer making it sound like an early-summer launch. CEO Hakan Abrak said the port is already running on Nintendo's new hardware and is now likely to arrive in late summer 2026.

The update came during a new interview with The Game Business, where Abrak was asked whether the Switch 2 version could follow the path of Borderlands 4, which was delayed and then disappeared from the platform's calendar. Abrak pushed back on that comparison, framing the delay as extra polish time rather than uncertainty over whether the port will ship.

"It's running on the Switch 2. We just want to make sure it's good as it can be. I don't want to hear it wasn't a good version. To be completely honest, we need a bit more time to get it where we want it to be. We said summer. It's probably going be late summer. But we're going to get it out."

Abrak added that "Bond has a special place on Nintendo" and said he would do everything he could as CEO to get the version "in a great shape."

Switch 2 players may be waiting past the main launch

IO Interactive's official FAQ still lists 007 First Light for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 27, 2026, with the Nintendo Switch 2 version due in summer 2026. The studio's April trailer post uses the same window and notes that Switch 2 pre-orders are limited to physical editions.

Abrak's new wording narrows that broad summer target without turning it into a firm date. A late-summer release would place the Nintendo version several months after the main launch, giving IO more time to tune a game that mixes social stealth, gadgets and action on less powerful portable hardware.

007 First Light is a third-person action-adventure origin story for a 26-year-old James Bond, with IO leaning on some of the studio's stealth experience from Hitman while building a more cinematic spy game. Our recent 007 First Light preview highlighted how the game combines disguise-style infiltration, gadgets and close-quarters combat, while IO has also said separately that the game was made without generative AI.

The Switch 2 delay does not affect the May 27 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Nintendo players are still waiting on a specific date, but Abrak's comments give the clearest signal yet that IO is treating the port as a version that needs to stand beside the others, not a box to tick after launch.