007 First Light release date and launch times

IO Interactive is giving Agent 47 a short rest, and all eyes are now on Mr. Bond as the Hitman studio launches 007 First Light less than 24 hours from now. PC Gamer doesn't have a review ready in time for publication today, so I can't reference my colleague's impressions on a final build just yet, but I know Mr. Wolens is ready for the job when the call arrives.

Until then some of you can start playing now, or have less than a day's wait ahead before the 007 First Light global release date.

When is the 007 First Light release date and launch time?

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007 First Light launches on Wednesday, May 27, at 10 am EDT for all players around the world. You can also pre-order 007 First Light for $70/£60 on Steam and start sleuthing around as baby Bond in early access now.

Here's the 007 First Light launch time in other time zones

City	Release date	Timezone
Los Angeles	7 am on Wednesday, May 27	PDT
New York	10 am on Wednesday, May 27	EDT
London	3 pm on Wednesday, May 27	BST
Berlin	4 pm on Wednesday, May 27	CEST
Sydney	12 am on Thursday, May 28	AEST
Auckland	2 am on Wednesday, May 28	NZST

If you don't see your area listed above, try this handy time and date site that sorts all of the tedious timezone math for you. I've already added the launch time, so you'll just need to plug in your city.

Is there preloading for 007 First Light?

You can download 007 First Light now, but it's technically no longer a pre-load since you can already play in early access. If you've got it pre-ordered and can't play until tomorrow, then just treat it as a pre-load and get a head start on your 80 GB download.

Make sure you've also taken a peek at the updated 007 First Light PC specs after a miscommunication error earlier this year suggested the wrong GPU requirements.

007 First Light PC specs

	Recommended	Minimum
OS	Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit	Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
CPU	Intel Core i5 13500 or AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Intel Core i5 9500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Memory	16 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
GPU	Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 TI, AMD RX 6700 XT, or Intel Discrete GPU equivalent	Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660, AMD RX 5700, or Intel Discrete GPU equivalent
Storage	80 GB, SSD required	80 GB, SSD required

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