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[SlimeGooGoo]

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[reinking]

They should have switched place of Circle and Cross/X.

Maru = O = OK =️
Batsu = X = NG = Wrong = Not Good ‍. Batsualso means ”punishment”, so being forced to use X to confirm might feel like a punishment for Japanese people

Now we know why the "Punishment" Box is not doing well in Japan.

Microsoft needs to drop the X and make an Obox...

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

well they tried to confirm the sequel but accidentally hit cancel

 

[Azelover]

I share this concern. Maybe they should go back to Nintendo

 

[Faust]

I always used O as accept and X as cancel. It has lead to a number of annoying quirks when playing games. But then again, this is typical of Cali-led Playstation thinking America is the center of the world and everyone else should conform to them, instead of allowing options.

 

[BlackTron]

But then again, this is typical of Cali-led Playstation thinking America is the center of the world and everyone else should conform to them, instead of allowing options.

This here is why we are doomed without Nintendo.

 

[Puscifer]

Imagine being forced to use easier base 10 units!
The outrage!

Aren't all technical units metric in US already?

Yes but also know it's not exactly common still. I've slowly been converting to in my personal life the past couple years because, damn it's just SO much easier and baking is absolutely tits with metric!

 

[Raven117]

Then move the O to the bottom and x to the right.

It’s about the location on the controller and thumb. Not the letter.

 

[Guenther]

You could change that in the system menu - at least from the PS2 on iirc.

 

[Lord Panda]

California continues to ruin everything.

 

[Crayon]

The original sin was the super nintendo controller. If it had been, clockwise from the top, Y,X,A,B we could have avoided much of this pain.

 

[nial]

Unironically the worst thing Jim Ryan ever did.

 

[The Pleasure]

Now we know why the "Punishment" Box is not doing well in Japan.

Microsoft needs to drop the X and make an Obox...

 

[SenkiDala]

Well they should just give the option to people. I mean there's option for basically everything but not this ? Why ?

 

[Quixz]

No X is the only button to confirm!

Always annoys me whenever I play games on the Switch, B and A moving!! LOL

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Imagine being forced to use easier base 10 units!
The outrage!

Aren't all technical units metric in US already?

 

[Pejo]

Wish they were collaborating on a game again instead of waxing buttons.

 

[FrankWza]

In have an import Japan PSP and I'm pretty sure it's got this built into the OS but if you played US UMD it just worked like a US game. It also had a better screen made by Sharp at the time.

 

[Tams]

The only proper face button layout:

 

[NeverYouMind]

Jumping with O in Kingdom Hearts is the most annoying control I’ve experienced in a game lol

The controller remapping on Series S is a godsend for this franchise. Hopping around with A and striking with X is great. Unfortunately the original Kingdom Hearts has a really awkward system for switching targets.

 

[Rentahamster]

Original Japanese is the superior config. I don't know why the hell Sony USA did that back in the day.

 

[Rentahamster]

 

[March Climber]

The only proper face button layout:

Fixed.

 

[Seider]

So we have 10 tflops, raytracing, 4k, 60 fps, ssd but cant redefine keys?

 

[Quixz]

The only proper face button layout:

no

 

[existensmaximum]

Then move the O to the bottom and x to the right.

It’s about the location on the controller and thumb. Not the letter.

This 100000%

 

[cash_longfellow]

The controller remapping on Series S is a godsend for this franchise. Hopping around with A and striking with X is great. Unfortunately the original Kingdom Hearts has a really awkward system for switching targets.

Same with ps5…but imagine not being able to remap back then lol

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

I've always been team O lol. this bothered me too when they changed it haha. but overall it's not a big deal at all

 

[Big Chungus]

i remember mark mcdonald and the rest of his weeaboo friends on their podcast making a big deal about this

 

[ShirAhava]

I don't know how much you guys know about Japanese controller culture (I'm an expert)
but honor and shame are huge parts of it......

Playstation's westaboo ways have dishonored many PS5 is known as the "Kenichi Smith" of consoles
they must return to to old ways or kiss the console business goodbye

 

[Skifi28]

So we have 10 tflops, raytracing, 4k, 60 fps, ssd but cant redefine keys?

Pretty sure you can, but on a system level so games will be affected too. If you have an edge, I imagine you can remap and then switch profiles when you enter games.

Then again, this is too serious an answer for something trivial.

 

[Panajev2001a]

I always used O as accept and X as cancel. It has lead to a number of annoying quirks when playing games. But then again, this is typical of Cali-led Playstation thinking America is the center of the world and everyone else should conform to them, instead of allowing options.

They could be NYC led or Washington led or Salt Lake City led or Chicago led or Miami led or Dover led, etc… and the attitude you speak of would still remain.

 

[DenchDeckard]

It is a bit of an insults to their heritage. Why not just make the world move to circle to accept. Nintendo does it and have stuck to their guns.

But, I get it. The Japanese roots are dying and we are western Sony now.

 

[bitbydeath]

They should have switched place of Circle and Cross/X.

Maru = O = OK =️
Batsu = X = NG = Not Good = Wrong = ‍. Batsu also means ”punishment”, so being forced to use X to confirm might feel like a punishment for Japanese people

X = (You’re in!) - Accept
O = (Friend Zone) - Abort

 

[ChoosableOne]

I'm used to x and o from PlayStation. Since I've configured the DS4 as an Xbox controller on Steam, I've also become accustomed to x/ y and a/b. Then I bought a Switch, and everything got mixed up. Instead of dealing with lightning ports, European Union(or whatever) should standardize these buttons.

 

[sigmaZ]

Metric is used in science, because of course. Not so much elsewhere, even in engineering. But if we want to be pedantic, US has been metric for ages, because (quoting from Wikipedia) "U.S. customary units have been defined in terms of metric units since the 19th century".

And so has soda and we know how much Americans love their soda pops.

 

[Tams]

no

yes

 

[Tams]

I'm used to x and o from PlayStation. Since I've configured the DS4 as an Xbox controller on Steam, I've also become accustomed to x/ y and a/b. Then I bought a Switch, and everything got mixed up. Instead of dealing with lightning ports, European Union(or whatever) should standardize these buttons.

no.

 

[Synless]

X = (You’re in!) - Accept
O = (Friend Zone) - Abort

But circle more resembles those lips and the x more resembles friend zone….

 

[jimmypython]

yep I don’t understand why Sony would do this…hope they revert back for ps5 pro or ps6. Better yet, give us a customizable setting which will change for the games too

 

[Trilobit]

I remember a time when Triangle was the exit button. And then when I returned to Playstation many years later it had changed to Circle. And now people want X to be exit?! Is Square next in line in a few years?!? :0

 

[bitbydeath]

But circle more resembles those lips and the x more resembles friend zone….

When you write XOXO in a card/letter the X means kisses and the O’s mean hugs.

 

[Gamer79]