@feld also hate to break it to you but sony uses nintendo's layout. they were originally just using super famicom layout, and when the deal fell through they renamed:
A, first button, confirm, 1, one line, circle
B, second button, back, 2, two lines, cross
X, third button, 3, three lines, triangle
Y, fourth button, 4, four lines, square
in JP, circle means yes, and many JP games use circle (in the place of nintendos A) for confirm.
@feld Japanese playstation OS and games use O for select, up until PS4.
Many localized jp ps1/ps2 games didnt patch the input, metal gear solid is a famous example. there was no US standard for "back button" on ps1, many games used triangle for back and accepted both cross and circle for "confirm".
@why@feld in Japanese schools, when an answer in a student's book is correct, sensei will circle it ⭕ and not use a "tick" ✔️like a UK or US teacher might.
@lanodan@feld fun fact the ps vita has the confirm button baked into the system. if you buy a jp vita and hack it to run an english OS the confirm button will still be circle. there are ways to fake it but some dialogs will still use the old setting.
@feld I never thought about it like that but totally makes sense. I just assumed they couldn't have the same layout for bullshit patent reasons / company preference.
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