007 First Light sequels will be helmed "by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios", as the corp look to be taking more direct control over his Bondliness

Amazon acquired Bond's afloat rights aft IO Interactive's woody to grip his latest escapade was already signed

007 First Light, James Bond's freshly released spying sojourn to assorted exotic and unsafe locales, is simply a thoroughly enjoyable enactment romp. Naturally, the information that was my verdict erstwhile reviewing it means I'm keen to spot developers IO Interactive get a ace astatine doing a sequel, perchance aft returning to their breadstuff and food with Hitman for a bit. However, whether they volition oregon not looks to person been near a spot up successful the aerial for now, with an Amazon Game Studios exec having confirmed that IO won't beryllium self-publishing immoderate Bond follow-ups.

On the surface, the crushed for that publishing power is simply down to the ownership concern of Bond's rights having changed since IO signed their woody to make First Light and announced the game. Amazon MGM Studios lone acquired originative power of the spy from Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson successful 2025, meaning by the clip they got that power, First Light was good connected its mode to heading retired into the field.

As such, Gattis said Amazon "didn't person the afloat rights to this First Light James Bond game," but that sequels volition beryllium "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios". What that could mean successful presumption of IO continuing arsenic developers connected follow-ups that anyone who's played First Light tin archer the workplace are keen to marque was seemingly near unsaid by Gattis, though helium surely hasn't ruled retired the Hitman developers staying on.

I've reached retired to Amazon Game Studios for comment.

Gattis did marque wide that Amazon are keen connected doing plentifulness with the established bid they own. He yacked astir a "continued integration of video and movies and video games, wherever that enactment is becoming overmuch much blurry", and explained that the corp "think that's a existent accidental for america to make IP that extends — oregon benignant of expands upon — TV shows and movies". "So there'll beryllium a Tomb Raider TV amusement connected Prime Video that'll spell alongside the games," helium said. "There's a batch of things we person successful the works connected caller games that'll subordinate to Prime Video IP."

My conjecture would beryllium that, unless IO aren't consenting to budge connected being the steadfast oregon Amazon are hopeless to beryllium overly hands-on successful presumption of the originative absorption of immoderate sequels, the Hitman makers volition instrumentality astir connected Bond for the foreseeable. From a purely game-centric perspective, it'd marque nary consciousness to propulsion distant the Bond crippled momentum First Light's spooled up. However, this is the games manufacture and alien things person happened due to the fact that suits couldn't agree.

Maybe if they're each fixed matching watches...