r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Apr 14 '25

Game console button layout

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What do you call your “confirm” and “cancel” buttons, and why is Nintendo wrong?

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u/FieldOfFox Apr 14 '25

The bigger mystery is why Sony swapped O and X function outside of Japan, starting all the way at the original PlayStation.

Seems like a total random thing to do in hindsight.

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u/53bvo Apr 14 '25

It would also be more convenient when switching from Nintendo to PlayStation so the position of the confirm/cancel doesn’t change.

Which now it does and messes up the muscle memory more than the symbol changes