Button-mapping on the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller sets "X" as the global confirm button The "O" button has been the confirm option used in Japan for decades Designating a standard confirm ...

So when Sony swapped the default functions for the X and O buttons for the PlayStation's international release, they probably thought there would be no problems caused by the change. However ...

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.

Apparently, Sony is changing the function of some of the PlayStation 5's controller buttons in Japan, swapping the functionality of the "X" and "O" buttons. That, as you might imagine, is going to ...

it comes as quite a shock to Japanese gamers who have used the “O” button for confirmation inputs since the launch of the original PlayStation. Why? According to Twitter user Kenji Iguchi ...

For new buyers of PlayStation 5, you can enjoy the best experience with your console button mapping. You can do this trick whether you use the original DualSense controller or any other third ...

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 ...

otherwise it could cause some major headaches if each X or O does something different), and there's also another PlayStation button. Around back is a second analog trigger more akin to the ...