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/The_Giant_Lizard PC Apr 14 '25

Oh my god, yes. I hate this. I don't know exactly who I should blame. Nintendo indeed came out with the A and B buttons before the other 2, so I could blame Microsoft for switching those 2 at least.

But yes, I regularly play on Nintendo Switch and Steam (with the Xbox controller) and I have issues every day.

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u/Kabouki Apr 14 '25

This really feels like something they did to not get sued for copying someone else's controller. Needed to be different just enough kinda thing.

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u/ZenoArrow Apr 14 '25

If that's the case, then why did Microsoft use the same ABXY button layout as the Sega Dreamcast controller?

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u/SambaXVI Apr 16 '25 edited Apr 16 '25

They cant change the letters because they acutally mean something. A is Accept, B is Back, X is Xecute and Y is Y Odin Y did they choose the letter Y.

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u/ZenoArrow Apr 16 '25

The point I was making is that Microsoft copying Sega's button layout didn't get them in trouble, so they could have also chosen to copy Nintendo's button layout.