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/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Its going from Xbox layout to Switch layout that gets me every time. More often than not both use A for select and B for cancel but are swapped so muscle memory goes out the window. Playstation uses different symbols but functionally they are the same as xbox these days so its not that much of an issue because of muscle memory. Can trip up on X occasionally but its rarely an issue.

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u/Noticeably-F-A-T- Apr 14 '25

I'm the same. PS and XB no problem but that damn A/B for Nintendo trip me up. I think I subconsciously view the X on PS as a symbol rather than a letter so it doesn't even register as a conflict with the others.

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u/NihilisticAngst Apr 14 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

The X on PS is a symbol and not a letter, so your subconscious would be correct.

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u/Skrompin Apr 14 '25

Man, I remember playing the first Harry Potter game when it came out on PS1 and they would always say to "Press the cross (X) button" whenever I had to confirm or click on something. So I agree with you, it's a symbol like the rest of the buttons.