In the West, the X button has long been the PlayStation’s button to confirm selections, actions, and more. But, ever since the original PlayStation went on sale in Japan in 1994, there the circle ...

In Japan, the O button has functioned as the confirm/yes button, and the X button to cancel/go back, since the very first PlayStation. That will change starting next generation with the PlayStation 5.

Sony is changing one of the primary functions of the X and O buttons on the PlayStation 5 in Japan, according to a Famitsu report. Where previous PlayStation systems in Japan have used the O button to ...

If you've ever played the Japanese version of a PlayStation game--or many games in the PS1's library, including Metal Gear Solid--you were likely surprised to find that the menu buttons were reversed ...

First reported by AV Watch Impress, the PS5 controller buttons will see a bit of a shakeup. The X button will now be the universal method to confirm in system and game menus. To players in the West, ...

Now that the PlayStation 5 has been released, the X and the circle buttons are officially swapped for Japan. Since the original PlayStation, the action button has been the circle button, while this ...

In context: When the PlayStation debuted, it didn't use numbers or letters to designate its primary buttons but rather, symbols - square, X, O and a triangle. At that point, it likely came down to ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...