An Xbox Series X console and controller, December 29, 2020. File photo: Der. Bellemer / CC BY-SA 4.0.
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House House explained on October 15 why it had left Xbox out of Big Walk‘s release: the studio says it is following the Palestinian-led boycott of Microsoft.
In its statement explaining the Xbox decision, the studio said it would keep the cooperative game off the console while Microsoft or Xbox remained targets of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
House House announced in June that the game would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. Its October 15 statement explains that earlier platform decision.
The studio acknowledged that leaving Xbox out means some friends cannot play together. It said the restriction runs against its aim of cooperative play.
House House said it would like an Xbox version to exist, with its position dependent on Microsoft or Xbox being removed as boycott targets. The statement does not set a release date.
Aftermath’s October 15 report places the decision within a wider game-industry boycott that has been underway for more than a year. It points to Ice Water Games, the developer of Tenderfoot Tactics, which withdrew its Xbox releases in 2025.
The studio links to BDS’s explanation and a People Make Games video, saying collective pressure motivated its decision to exclude the console.
On October 17, the game’s official website listed it as available on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Switch 2. No Xbox release had been announced.
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