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Earlier this month, Big Walk developer House House explained why their co-op puzzle adventure wouldn't be available for sale on Xbox [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/big-walk-devs-explain-why-it-isnt-on-xbox-and-likely-never-will-be-not-until-microsoft-and-or-xbox-have-been-removed-as-bds-boycott-targets/]: Microsoft's gaming division is a priority target of the the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which names the tech giant in general as a pressure target alongside Google, Amazon, and a host of other companies [https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott]. House House isn't alone in taking this action.

Narrative platformer Celeste and party fighter TowerFall have delisted from Xbox recently, and Maddy Thorson of Maddy Makes Games fame took to BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maddymakesgames.com/post/3myzioij5vk2f] to explain why: "For those who’re asking, yes, we delisted Celeste and TowerFall on Xbox. We did this to support the BDS boycott."

For reference, Microsoft gets a cut whenever it makes a sale through its proprietary digital distribution storefr...