Big Walk skipped Xbox to boycott Microsoft’s involvement with Israel

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from Big Walk." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Panic" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/BigWalk-GameplayOverview-1.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Big Walk</em>'s co-op multiplayer walking adventure has <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/977493/big-walk-has-already-sold-more-than-one-million-copies">proved popular</a> since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fun - and now the game's creators have explained why. Developer <a href="https://bigwalk.game/xbox/">House House said in a blog post</a> that it decided not to release <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/973166/big-walk-review"><em>Big Walk</em></a> on Xbox consoles in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which has called to boycott Microsoft, including products under the company's gaming division.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft was named a <a href="https://bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox">priority BDS target</a> in June last year over contracts it has with the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/785733/microsoft-block-israeli-military-cloud-ai-services-palestine-protests">Israeli military and government</a>, with the boycott specifically calling out Xbox conso …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/1011785/big-walk-house-house-microsoft-xbox-bds-boycott">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>