Big Walk won’t launch on Xbox because of Microsoft’s BDS boycott

• The studio says Microsoft and Xbox are on the BDS boycott list.
• A later Xbox version may still happen, but only if that boycott status changes.

What happened

House House, the studio behind the co-op puzzle game Big Walk, explained on 15 October 2026 that the game will not appear on Xbox at release. Eurogamer and IGN report that the developer links that decision to the BDS boycott of Microsoft and Xbox. In the reporting provided, Xbox’s absence is not presented as a technical limitation, but as a deliberate publishing decision by the studio.

According to the reports, House House says Big Walk could still come to Xbox later, but not while Microsoft and Xbox remain on the boycott list. The studio frames Xbox’s absence as a conditional choice: a later release is not ruled out, but it is not confirmed either. The wording in the sources makes clear that House House is directly tying the decision to Microsoft and Xbox’s boycott status.

IGN reports that Big Walk will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are missing from that lineup. That means the game will be available on three platforms at launch, while the two Xbox consoles are left out of the release plan. House House reportedly acknowledges that some players may not be able to play the game with friends on Xbox at the same time, but the studio does not cite that as a reason to change the release decision.

The available sources do not mention any alternative explanation, such as development delays, certification issues, or porting problems. The core of the reporting remains that House House is deliberately holding back the Xbox version because of the BDS boycott of Microsoft and Xbox. The studio is still releasing the game on multiple other platforms, while Xbox only comes back into consideration if the boycott status changes.

Background

Big Walk is a co-op puzzle game from House House, the studio named in the provided sources as the developer. The reporting explains Xbox’s absence not as a development problem, but as a result of the studio’s political boycott position. That places the choice under publishing policy rather than a standard platform delay.

The BDS movement lists Microsoft and Xbox as boycott targets. In the provided sources, that context is directly linked to House House’s decision. The sources give no indication that the studio has cited any reason other than the boycott. No alternative timeline for an Xbox version is mentioned either, beyond the condition that Microsoft and Xbox are no longer on the boycott list.

The available context shows that the game will launch on three platforms on 15 October 2026: PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are absent from that launch. That distinction matters because the reporting is not describing a general console release, but one that specifically skips Xbox. The sources also do not distinguish between the two Xbox consoles; both are treated the same way as unavailable at launch.

The provided source list also includes a YouTube video titled "Big Walk - Official Gameplay Trailer | Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition." The description for that video says House House explained the absence of an Xbox version and cited the ongoing BDS boycott as the main reason. That video supports the topic of the reporting, but it does not add any extra release platforms, dates, or new conditions in the provided data.

Sources

• Eurogamer: reporting on the absence of an Xbox version for Big Walk.
• IGN: reporting on House House’s explanation and the listed launch platforms.
• BDS Movement: background on the boycott of Microsoft and Xbox.
• YouTube: "Big Walk - Official Gameplay Trailer | Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition" (contextual source in the provided data).