In an interview with VGC, IO Interactive franchise director Jonathan Lacaille shared his thoughts on 007 First Light for Nintendo Switch 2, stating that the latter was “quite easy” for the developers to bring to the platform. In addition, more Hitman: World of Assassination updates are planned for Switch 2 this summer.
Lacaille said, “First of all, we have an amazing engine – the Glacier engine – and one of its strengths, and why we love to keep using it at IO Interactive, it’s that it enables us to bring a game to as many platforms as possible with limited friction. So in that aspect, it’s quite easy for us, as long as there is a new platform coming out to bring a game on it. And as far as the Switch 2 goes, Nintendo has always been a great partner with us. We had brought Hitman as a cloud version on the first Switch, and now, the Switch 2 is a powerful device – powerful enough for us to bring First Light to it natively.
Lacaille continued, “So for Hitman, the team is working on some of those performance issues right now, and they are addressing it over the summer. It’s of course, good learnings for us to bring for First Light as well – so all of this will be learnings we bring to the next title. It’s the first game we release on that platform, and it was a good test. The team is looking at all that feedback and acting on it as we speak.”
007 First Light will launch in 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Gamers can sign up for an IOI account to receive the “On Duty” outfit skin and “Gilded Wraith” weapon skin at the game’s launch.
Lastly, Hitman: World of Assassination Signature Edition is available now for Nintendo Switch 2.
