Gameplay director Andreas Krogh points out that, while Hitman was about stealth, Bond will focus more on constantly moving forward.
The trailer melded clips from various cutscenes with a look at its different gameplay systems, like action and social stealth.
The employees noted that the development process reportedly suffered from poor leadership, feature creep and distrust by leadership.
"We knew we had a new game here, with a new protagonist that we knew we had to do some of the areas we weren't good at in Hitman."
The decision reportedly comes from Build a Rocket Boy, not the publisher, which wants more control over its much-maligned title.
Martin Emborg noted that the Bond franchise's focus on story lends itself to quieter moments to go alongside bombastic action.
Cross-progression will happen through a revamped IOI Account system. Players will still need to buy the game and DLCs for each platform.
The Recommended RAM has dropped from 32 to 16 GB, while VRAM is now 8 GB. Minimum VRAM and CPU requirements are also lowered.
However, IO Interactive hasn't revealed the graphical settings for each configuration or the hardware required for 4K gameplay.
S-Game's "Soulframe" Liang, as well as developers from IO Interactive have spoken about working with Nvidia to bring in these features.
While the title is "fully playable from beginning to end," IOI is taking more time to "further polish and refine the experience."
The iconic musician plays a black-market dealer who's charismatic, unpredictable and keeps more than a few crocodiles as pets.
Before today's awards show, the official 007 Twitter account seemingly jumped the gun, revealing an antagonist Bond contends with.
The first episode of this video series revolves around game design and level design, with developers offering insights into 007: First Light.
While the studio might be busy with other projects for now, Hakan Abrak noted that "of course, there's going to be a next Hitman."
Hakan Abrak spoke about the success of the episodic Dispatch, and how IO Interactive made "many, many mistakes" with Hitman.
"I want to say in the same breath that GTA 6 is a welcome thing for the industry," says IO Interactive's CEO Hakan Abrak.
Ride in style with the limited-edition PHEV hypercar, one of many exotic vehicles that Bond will be able to control in the spy thriller.
New game reveals, Game Pass announcements and an extended gameplay trailer for Tides of Annihilation are also on the menu.
Lana Del Rey had previously helped in the creation of a song for 2015's Spectre, which ultimately went with Sam Smith's song instead.
