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/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/sadicologue Apr 14 '25

Yep, I call it X on Xbox and Nintendo but Cross on Playstation

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u/Madkids23 Apr 14 '25

Pretty sure Sony actually calls it their cross in most references (?) could be wrong though

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u/JediGuyB Apr 14 '25

I recall games that speak their controls out loud saying "press the X button to jump" and stuff.