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In June 2000, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Bungie. The news sent shockwaves through the industry. Halo was suddenly pulled from the Mac and PC lineups and transformed into an Xbox exclusive. The deal was done, the PlayStation 2 version was cancelled before it was ever officially announced, and the rest is history. If Microsoft hadn’t stepped in, and Halo had launched on the PS2, what would it have looked like? It is a question of hardware limitations versus developer ambition.

However, as the game’s development progressed, the team realized the scope of their ambition required more than just a standard PC release; they needed the power of a next-generation console. The PlayStation 2, with its Emotion Engine processor, was the undisputed king of the incoming generation. Bungie began shopping the game around. In the late stages of 1999 and early 2000, Bungie was actively considering the PlayStation 2 as the primary console home for Halo . Reports suggest that the developers were struggling with the PS2 architecture—a common complaint among developers at the time—but the massive install base was tempting. Halo Combat Evolved Ps2

Then came the seismic shift. Microsoft, desperate to enter the console market with their upcoming "DirectX Box" (later Xbox), needed a killer app. They needed a game that would legitimize their entry into a market dominated by Sony. In June 2000, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Bungie

The PlayStation 2 was a unique piece of hardware. It had a massive bandwidth for drawing polygons but suffered from a measly 4MB of video RAM (VRAM). The Xbox, by comparison, had a 733MHz Intel Pentium III processor and an NVIDIA GPU that was significantly more powerful than the PS2’s custom Emotion Engine. The deal was done, the PlayStation 2 version

In the vast history of video games, there are certain "what ifs" that echo through the decades. These are the alternate timelines where Sonic joined Nintendo sooner, where StarCraft became a Nintendo 64 staple, or—in perhaps the most fascinating alternate history of the early 2000s—where Master Chief landed on the PlayStation 2.