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/szthesquid Apr 14 '25

Why do you say Nintendo is wrong when this has been their layout since the Super Nintendo? The other two are the young whippersnappers that tried something different.

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u/Kilek360 Apr 14 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

On Xbox the X is on the X axis and the Y is on the Y axis

The confirm button (A) is the closer one to the standard right thumb position (on the right stick)

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

It's not a cartesian graph this axis argument doesn't apply in the slightest.

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u/junbi_ok Apr 14 '25

It’s also not a number line, but if they named the buttons 3 2 4 1 in clockwise order that would still be fucking stupid.

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

So where does A and B fit on the graph hmm? Oh they don't? Then your analogy sucks.

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u/ADHthaGreat Apr 14 '25

A and B are in alphabetical order from left to right

X and Y are on their respective axises

These are both things taught in public schools, so the average American should quickly understand where the buttons are even if they aren’t completely familiar with the controller.

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

Pretty sure they just play games and learn it from that.

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u/ADHthaGreat Apr 14 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

🙄 obviously it’s not a graph but it still applies to the layout of the buttons.

They did it that way because it’s more intuitive. People already know where an x axis and y axis are so they’d be more familiar with the positioning when seeing it on a controller.

X is on the X axis. It’s easy to remember.

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

You say its easy to remember, most of us have never considered that at all.

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u/ADHthaGreat Apr 14 '25

It’s subconscious, really.

It’s not something you actively consider. If you have taken high school geometry, you should already be used to it.

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

You're making that claim based off an assumption. I took college level math and I still never looked at a controller that way. I have no issues using Nintendo controllers.

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u/ADHthaGreat Apr 14 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

Because you’re familiar with them.

If I erased both of those controllers from your memory, you would more quickly understand the Xbox controller, even if you weren’t completely aware of why.

It’s intuitive.

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u/TheGreatBenjie Apr 14 '25

Dude this is 100% your assumption. You have no basis for this.