House House won't release Big Walk on Xbox in solidarity with Palestine

House House isn't releasing Big Walk on Xbox in solidarity with Palestine The studio is boycotting Microsoft's video game platform over the company's ties to the Israeli military, which the United Nations states is committing genocide in Gaza

This can't have been an easy decision for House House to make, well done to them. By chance, I read this news just as I was watching an interview with Humza Yousaf in which he speaks about the need for those with public profile, platform & security to use them for Palestine.

stellar performance here from a well-respected indie team who, instead of trying to make as much money as possible, take a humane approach to publishing games. i have not played Big Walk, and do not have a console on which to do so, but everybody i've heard talk about it makes it sound amazing.

Big Walk developer explains the lack of Xbox version is due to Microsoft's place on the BDS boycott www.eurogamer.net/big-walk-xbo...

Microsoft doesnt get money when a game releases on Windows PCs, more specifically through Steam also Big Walk is compatible through proton on Bazzite/Linux I’ve tested it and it runs great :P Get your “but you participate in society!” ass logic tf outta here 😭

House House announcing that the reason Big Walk isn’t coming to XBOX is because Microsoft is on the BDS list makes me love that little Aussie studio even more, as if untitled goose game wasn’t perfect enough already

this will probably see them excluded from the game awards, which is why you should never stop talking about OBVIOUS goty BIG WALK

Big props for Big Walk (which I am still looking for friends to play with)

made the mistake of looking at xbox fans' takes on the big walk bds boycott ranging from "they want to boycott Xbox and yet they released the game on Microsoft Windows" to "their last game is on Xbox so clearly this is disingenuous" to "Xbox specifically wasn't complicit and therefore innocent"

the big walk boycotting xbox post just reminds me of that one pathetic ass loser on this site who stopped advocating for palestine because people asked them to stop playing overwatch lmao

Finally, a real stance 🙏 Maybe Big Walk is GOTY after all

Untitled Goose Game was a delight and Big Walk is far and away my game of the year, but this is truly special to see! 🙏 Good on ya, @househouse.com Free Palestine 🇵🇸 nogamesforgenocide.com

I gotta play Big Walk already, goddamn this is cool of them

No Big Walk on XBox is a big deal that really sends a message.

big walk might genuinely be my game of the year