007: First Light pre-install May 24

IO Interactive’s 007: First Light is not showing a verified May 24 preload date on the main PlayStation or publisher pages now visible online. The clearest official timing on Sony’s U.S. PlayStation Store page is a PS5 unlock time of 7:00 a.m. PDT on May 26, 2026, with the game listed at $69.99. PlayStation’s game page and IO Interactive’s official site both say the James Bond title is due to release on May 27. Those pages also say digital pre-orders include a free Deluxe upgrade and 24-hour early access. ### Is there an official May 24 pre-install confirmation? PlayStation’s U.S. product pages do not currently show a May 24 preload notice. Sony’s 007: First Light game page says the title will release on March 27, 2026, but the store listing gives the more specific active unlock timing of May 26 at 7:00 a.m. PDT, indicating the March date is likely an outdated page element rather than the live launch schedule. IO Interactive’s official 007 First Light page says “EARN THE NUMBER ON MAY 27” and promotes pre-orders, but the page text visible in search results does not mention a May 24 preload start. ### What do the official PlayStation pages actually say? Sony’s PlayStation Store listing identifies 007: First Light as a PS5 title from IO Interactive A/S priced at $69.99. (playstation.com) The same page says pre-ordering includes the Deluxe Edition upgrade and “24 hour early access at no additional cost.” (ioi.dk) The PlayStation game overview page repeats that pre-orders come with Deluxe content and says the upgrade includes 24-hour early access, plus four outfits and a set of gadget skins. That page also describes the game as an origin story following Bond as a recruit in MI6’s training program. ### When can players actually start playing? (store.playstation.com) The most specific official time currently visible is May 26, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. PDT on the U.S. PlayStation Store product page. Because Sony says pre-orders include 24-hour early access, that timing lines up with IO Interactive’s broader May 27 release messaging. (playstation.com) PlayStation’s public-facing overview page also says players can “step into a world of espionage” when the game is released on March 27, 2026, but that conflicts with the live store unlock time and the publisher’s May 27 launch language. The store page is the more precise source for the active PS5 schedule. (store.playstation.com) ### What else is confirmed about this release? IO Interactive says 007: First Light is a standalone Bond origin story in which James Bond is a young Naval air crewman recruited into the revived Double 0 program. The publisher’s site names characters including Greenway, M, Q and Moneypenny, and lists locations including Slovakia and Kensington, England. (playstation.com) Sony’s PlayStation page says the game supports one player, optional online play, and DualSense vibration and trigger effects. The page also advertises a limited-edition 007 First Light DualSense wireless controller. ### What should players watch next? May 26, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. PDT is the next concrete checkpoint on Sony’s U.S. (ioi.dk) PlayStation Store page for PS5 players. May 27, 2026, is the release date shown on IO Interactive’s official 007 First Light site, and any separate preload timing would most likely appear first on the PlayStation Store or publisher channels. (store.playstation.com) (playstation.com)