House House Says Big Walk Will Not Come To Xbox Over BDS Boycott Call
A studio is now treating platform availability as a political decision, and House House says it will keep Big Walk off Xbox until Microsoft is removed from the boycott's targets.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
House House explained on October 15 why it will not release an Xbox version of Big Walk, the 12-player co-op adventure it released on August 4, 2026. The studio says it is responding to the BDS movement's call to boycott Microsoft over the Israel-Palestine conflict. The game is available on PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2, and holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.
House House said the decision goes against the way Big Walk was designed. The game was built on the assumption that it would be played among friends, and the studio noted that some people will likely lose the opportunity to play it. It said it understands players' disappointment and added, "We are disappointed too." The studio also said it would like the game to be playable on Xbox, but does not intend to release it until Microsoft and Xbox are removed from the boycott's targets.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.