Jeff Gattis, general manager for Amazon Luna and Amazon Game Studios, has clarified his earlier comments that sequels to 007: First Light will be “done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios.”
007: First Light was developed and published by Danish studio IO Interactive, although the rights to the James Bond IP are owned by Amazon.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz last month, Gattis clarified that nothing has yet been decided when it comes to a potential sequel to 007: First Light. “We did not confirm anything about who’s publishing or developing the next Bond sequel,” he said.
“Like Hakan [Abrak, IOI CEO] said, we haven’t even discussed it really yet. The game’s awesome. That’s great. I think it’s realistic to think that there would be a sequel. Technically, Amazon does own the rights to the game, but we’re going to do what’s right by the game, we’re not trying to bring everything into Amazon.
“Given the success of this one, I think you probably want IOI developing it.”
When asked whether Amazon would consider acquiring IO Interactive in future, Gattis said that “anything’s possible,” but that there are “no conversations about that right now.”
You can read the full interview with Gattis here, where he discusses the integration of the Luna cloud streaming service into Amazon’s Prime Video app, opening up an audience of “hundreds of millions” to Luna’s gaming content.
