007 First Light Lacks a Key Feature Found in the Best James Bond Games

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Ever hear about 007 First Light? No multiplayer. Kinda wild, right? Considering multiplayer’s like, a big thing in Bond games usually. Anyway, IO Interactive’s behind this one. They’re like, “Hey, single-player’s our jam.” And maybe they’re onto something.

So, back in late 2020, the folks at IO started teasing us with Project 007. Fast forward like five years, and bam! June 2025, Summer Game Fest rolls around, and 007 First Light’s out in the open. Listings everywhere. Seriously, try a digital storefront, it’s there. Multiplayer? Nowhere in sight. Big departure for James Bond games, if you ask me.

So, IO’s got big plans. Chatting with Stephen Totillo from Game File, IOI’s Jonathan Lacaille was basically like, “Yo, this is gonna be historical.” Honestly, I’ve got no idea what Ubisoft’s all about (where Lacaille came from) but he’s pumped. And 2012’s 007 Legends? A flop. Like, bad reviews all over. Sad end for Eurocom, really. But hey, IO’s eyeing single-player greatness here.

Remember GoldenEye? Classic, right? Multiplayer made it legendary. But IO? They’re shrugging off multiplayer—wanna make it memorable for other reasons, you know? Their last go at multiplayer was 2010. Feels like a lifetime ago.

And hey, 007 First Light’s showing us the baby-faced Bond. Okay, not that young, but 26? No license to kill yet, can you believe it? Trailer’s out since Summer Game Fest, but who’s playing Bond? They’re hush-hush on that. Maybe they want us invested in the game first. Set in “modern day” but like, what does that even mean? No year mentioned. Keep it vague, I guess.

So, by 2026, we’ll see what IO’s cooked up. Just waiting to see how this youngest Bond fares. Will it make history? Fingers crossed. Or maybe it’ll just be one of those “remember when” moments. Who can tell?