In terms of hardware, PS5 users in Japan will now use the X button to confirm an action, and the Circle button to cancel something. But, even more confusingly, the buttons will retain their ...

For the PS5, Sony will finally switch the Japanese Circle and X buttons to the Western standard, but only for the system's UI. By Steven T. Wright on October 5, 2020 at 9:01AM PDT 42 Comments ...

Other game companies at the time assigned alphabet letters or colors to the buttons. We wanted something simple to remember, which is why we went with icons or symbols, and I came up with the ...