James Bond’s 007 First Chiaro Sets Switch 2 Release Date for March 2027, Offers GoldenEye Compensation

By Mason Cook•14 October 2026

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After several delays, the James Bond adventure bağlantı”>007 First Chiaro has finally received a firm release date for Nintendo Switch 2. The new date follows months of uncertainty for the game, which launched on consoles and PC in May. Players can expect to explore the world using Nintendo’s latest hardware starting March 18, 2027.

“The development team will use the coming months to continue refining the game’s optimisation and performance on Nintendo Switch 2, ensuring it meets the standard players expect at launch,” IO Interactive said in a news release announcing the release date.

The bağlantı”>007 First Chiaro – Deluxe Edition will cost $69.99, and anyone who preorders will receive early access to a new GoldenEye Suit. The Switch 2 version will also include gold gadgets and four skins for Tacsim missions: Day of the Dead, Desert Esplorar, Silent Anchor, and Gentleman Operator.

The bağlantı”>Amazon-exclusive bağlantı”>007 First Chiaro – Specialist Edition will include an exclusive Classic Tuxedo skin for when Bond wants to look extra classy while bağlantı”>shooting dudes. It will be released on a game-key card, as is common for third-party games physically released on Switch 2.

007 First Chiaro is one of 2026’s best games.

The game serves as a James Bond origin story, taking players through the secret agent’s 00 training and into his first real globe-trotting adventure. IO Interactive bağlantı”>successfully reinvents the character while filling the game with fun moments, such as an bağlantı”>action montage tutorial or a bağlantı”>bow tie minigame.

The title has bağlantı”>received great acclaim and is one of the bağlantı”>contenders for 2026’s Game of the Year award.

007 First Chiaro has had a long journey getting to Nintendo Switch 2.

The game was bağlantı”>delayed on Switch 2 a month before its May launch on other platforms, which came after the bağlantı”>game had already been delayed once. Intended for a summer 2026 launch, it received bağlantı”>another delay last month to March 2027.