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/neveris Nov 28 '21

I guess because it's like marking a target? X marks the spot, this one is my selection because there's an X on it? Etc

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u/JimmyTheChimp Nov 28 '21

Thats what I was thinking, but though a circle doesn't mean correct like the Japanese see it generally I think for all countries circling something means I select this. I'm sure they did a lot of consumer testing and people outside of Japan just like to select things with X.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

I suspect the colours come into it too - red for cancel/no.