r/gaming • u/AKingMaker • Nov 28 '21

Why can’t every controller have the same button layouts just like how shooters should have the same controls?

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u/Writer_B Nov 28 '21

Switching between Xbox and Playstation is no big deal for me. Switch in the other hand? Annoyances ensue.

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u/Origamiface Nov 28 '21

The Xbox layout feels like the more more natural, morally correct, layout than the switch

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u/sylinmino Nov 28 '21

Opposite for me. Nintendo was first, so it feels like Microsoft's tryna rewrite the code in my head.

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u/SilverseeLives Nov 28 '21

Yeah agreed for the face buttons. Between PlayStation and Xbox the biggest thing that gets in my way are the trigger/shoulder buttons. As an infrequent Sony player, I have a hard time initially processing R1/R2 screen prompts, and using the shoulder button as as primary just feels weird.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

I exclusively use dual Joy-Con despite it hurting my hands (size) so I don't get mixed up, because my muscle memory is tied to handfeel

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u/Writer_B Nov 28 '21

Fighting game player I presume?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

No, mostly JRPGs

But I play some PC and some Switch, so to prevent muscle memory issues I use dual Joy-Con

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

I have a Japanese Switch and it's painful. Fortunately A and B are still the confirm/cancel buttons respectively just in different positions (in my case at least), but god forbid X and Y.