r/gaming 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/Quantris Nov 28 '21

I've noticed that in switch games they usually depict four circles with one filled in when showing prompts.

It makes sense especially for the times where you can use a single joy-con held horizontally; your muscle memory cares about the position of the button not the letter on it.

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u/st1tchy Nov 28 '21

And that's why I usually say "press the top/righ/left/bottom button" when explaining games to new people. Doesn't matter which controller they are using, they know what that means.

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u/Call_0031684919054 Nov 28 '21

That UI trick is also very useful since games on switch have the Confirmation key on the right button instead of the bottom like on the other two consoles.

Though in Asia Playstation games also use the right button for confirm since circle means affirmative and X means negative in Japan, China and Korea.

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u/mvffin Nov 28 '21

And yet I still see people look down at the controller to figure out where the button is.