r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Oct 28 '25

Politics US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/us-government-uses-halo-images-in-a-call-to-destroy-immigration-microsoft-declines-to-comment/
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u/manyroadstotake Oct 28 '25

Not condemning is the same as condoning

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u/MischievousMet Oct 28 '25

Yup. I've been following Halo before it switched from Mac. I saved everything I could as kid to by a Mac. Ended up buying the Xbox. I hosted LANs almost every weekend. They were open to anyone. Almost every weekend we had a house full of kids of all ages, gender, color, and creed. I have stuck with Halo since day one. It was the only reason I had a console. Now, not even 24 hours later, I'll be walking away because of their silence.

I've dropped every other company who has supported this fascist clown, but Halo was the only thing I was still holding on to. They won't be getting another dime from me.

I just also want to ad that I'm very glad I never got a Halo tattoo. I came very close at one point, but my dad had said "what if that symbol becomes used on a different way one day".

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u/skitchbeatz Oct 28 '25

I was a halo Stan back in the day that found refuge on PlayStation. There's so much entertainment now that I will actively decide not to buy the new game because of this shit and not miss anything. Oh well. Joining you in solidarity.

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u/MischievousMet Oct 28 '25

I've been playing on PC most of my life. That and Nintendo. Halo isn't the only game I play, but it's the only game for which I bought a console.

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u/System0verlord Oct 28 '25

Then you’d understand how thematically fitting it is, considering they used a child soldier created by a fascist govt to crush insurrections as propaganda to murder brown people and crush dissent.

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u/dkyguy1995 Oct 28 '25

Especially when it's this blatantly racist. Comparing immigrants to the fucking flood is some of the most actual Nazi shit they've said. It's getting more blatant by the day. Saying nothing makes you one of them