The official White House X account has celebrated the end of Xbox’s rivalry with PlayStation by sharing a strange AI image of Donald Trump as Halo’s Master Chief.
On Friday (October 25), Microsoft announced a remake of the original Halo game, Combat Evolution. Due to launch at some point in 2026 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, it was also confirmed the game would be coming to PlayStation for the first time in the franchise’s 24-year-history. It was also suggested by Halo Studios’ community manager that all future Halo titles would be available on PlayStation as well.
US chain Gamestop responded by releasing a tongue-in-cheek statement declaring the end of The Console Wars. “For the past two decades, the global gaming community has been engaged in an ongoing and increasingly petty feud known as The Console Wars. Said conflict originated in the early 2000s with the release of Halo: Combat Evolved as an Xbox-exclusive title. Halo: Combat Evolved is officially coming to PlayStation in 2026 with cross-platform play,” they wrote on X before declaring The Console Wars officially over. “Console loyalists are instructed to cease hostilities, disband militias and enjoy this new era of gaming,” they added.
Shortly after this, the statement was shared by the Official White House Rapid Response X account, who seemingly tried to credit Donald Trump for the move. “President Trump presides over the end of the 20-year Console Wars,” they wrote. The White House’s X account then shared an AI image of Donald Trump dressed up as Halo’s Master Chief.
Power to the Players https://t.co/GqNu0qdgmw pic.twitter.com/4Hw6G7i7aW
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 27, 2025
“Nothing more patriotic than the official White House account posting AI slop with the U.S. flag missing 10 stars,” wrote one X user. “I can’t take how fucking cringe this administration is anymore dude,” said another.
Earlier this year, Donald Trump signed an executive order to implement tariffs on goods imported from foreign countries. Entertainment Software Association (ESA) warned the financial plan would have “a real and detrimental impact” on the games industry and since then, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all announced global price hikes.
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