{"id":369615,"date":"2026-05-29T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=419238"},"modified":"2026-06-17T00:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:14:49","slug":"the-new-james-bond-game-sells-over-one-and-a-half-million-copies-in-its-first-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-james-bond-game-sells-over-one-and-a-half-million-copies-in-its-first-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"The new James Bond game sells over one and a half million copies in its first 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">007 First Light was released on May 27 and has been unanimously acclaimed by critics. Praising its ability to recreate the character in a video game and provide an accessible experience for more casual players while also offering a challenging experience for those familiar with the Hitman franchise, it is set to be one of the serious contenders for game of the year.<strong> And it seems that players think the same, as it has managed to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-james-bond-game-sells-over-one-and-a-half-million-copies-in-its-first-24-hours\">sell one and a half million copies<\/a><strong> in its first twenty-four hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">007 cannot stop succeeding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has made 007 First Light <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-james-bond-game-promises-a-lot-but-the-history-of-007s-failures-is-sadly-immense\">the fastest-selling launch in the history of IO Interactive<\/a>.<strong> A feat considering that the Hitman franchise has historically performed very well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"007 First Light \u2013 Official Launch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jfRZRwu4aEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About the game, we said it is &#8220;a proposal that offers us <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-james-bond-game-featured-daniel-craig-as-the-protagonist-but-only-a-few-were-able-to-try-it\">a different, but very current James Bond<\/a>, who can captivate the audience in a way they do not expect.&#8221; <strong>Furthermore, we pointed out that &#8220;it is a millennial, irreverent, and totally contemporary James Bond,&#8221; something they also seem to be looking for in the movies<\/strong>. Because the rumors circulating about the new 007 movie are that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/we-will-officially-have-a-new-james-bond-and-the-person-in-charge-of-finding-him-also-found-daenerys-targaryen-rey-skywalker-or-lady-di\">they are looking for an actor under 30<\/a> years old to play James Bond. This would fit with what we have seen in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">007 First Light is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 in the second half of the year. <strong>With a score of 88 on OpenCritic and 87 on Metacritic, it is one of the most acclaimed games of the year<\/strong>. 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Praising its ability to recreate the character in a video game and provide an accessible experience for more casual players while also offering a challenging experience for those familiar with the Hitman franchise, it is set to be one of the serious contenders for game of the year. 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