House House 因 BDS 抵制拒发《Big Walk》Xbox 版

Melbourne developer House House said it will not release its co-op game Big Walk on Xbox, citing the Palestinian-led BDS movement's call to boycott Microsoft. The studio said it would like players to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft or Xbox is removed as a BDS boycott target, and acknowledged some players will miss out. The report also notes that Luck be a Landlord developer Dan Dilorio urged players not to buy the game on Xbox and plans to donate $10,000 to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund, while Ice Water removed Tenderfoot Tactics from Xbox and STJV union members at Arkane Studios published an open letter demanding Microsoft stop supporting Israel.

Australian indie developer House House confirmed that Big Walk has no Xbox version because it supports the aims of the pro-Palestinian BDS movement, which lists Microsoft as a priority boycott target. House House said it would like people to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft or Xbox is removed from the BDS boycott list, and that it understands the disappointment this causes. Microsoft supplies the Israeli government and military with AI and cloud services, and BDS pressure reportedly led the company in September 2025 to cut off Israel's access to cloud tech used in mass surveillance of Palestinians. Big Walk, House House's follow-up to Untitled Goose Game, is a multiplayer adventure and one of the best-reviewed games of 2026.

House House, the studio behind Big Walk, announced its support for the BDS movement's Microsoft boycott and said that is why the co-op puzzler is not getting an Xbox release alongside its PC, PS5, and Switch 2 versions. The studio said it would like people to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft or Xbox is removed as a BDS boycott target. House House, which also made Untitled Goose Game, said it has been open in its support for Palestine since at least 2023.

Big Walk developer House House said on its social accounts that the game has no Xbox version because Microsoft and Xbox remain on the BDS boycott list. The team said it would like players to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox are removed as boycott targets. BDS lists Xbox over Microsoft's partnership with Israel and its prison system and its provision of Azure Cloud and AI systems, and has urged cancelling Game Pass subscriptions and boycotting series including Call of Duty and Candy Crush. Big Walk sold over one million copies in under a week after its 4th August release on Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and PS5.

Big Walk developer House House published a statement explaining why its co-op puzzle adventure is not available on Xbox. The game launched earlier this year on PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2, earning a 91 on Metacritic and a 9/10 from IGN. House House said the decision follows the BDS movement's call to boycott Microsoft and that it won't release an Xbox version until Microsoft and/or Xbox are removed as BDS boycott targets.