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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 9 months ago (4 children)

The PlayStation one is the symbol, not the letter, so that one is a bit different.

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yup, functionally the cross is more like an A, and the PlayStation layout is effectively the same as the Xbox one in actual practice.

Which is incorrect in the first place. Circle was supposed to be the accept/enter button originally.

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[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I never understood why Sony felt the need to flip confirm/cancel in markets outside Japan.

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 6 points 9 months ago

Yeah, the original system had logic to it. The square also symbolized menus, and triangle was tertiary.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Tell that to my brain's pattern recognition reflexes...

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