When Triangle used to be the back button.

[Box]

Anyone remember this?

I’ve been playing a lot of PS2 games lately, and almost all of them use Triangle as the back button as opposed to Circle like we’re used to today. (Or X in Japan)

I wonder why this was the case, and I double wonder why it eventually switched to Circle? At first I thought it was just so devs didn’t have to swap X and O for US/JP releases, but that doesn’t make sense because the confirm button will be different either way.

So why WAS Triangle the de-facto back/cancel button during the 6th generation? And why did it change to Circle during the 7th gen? Post your theories below.

 

[Zzero]

For us non-PS gamers, which position on the D-Pad is this?

 

[Would_you_kindly]

For us non-PS gamers, which position on the D-Pad is this?

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[Would_you_kindly]

Anyone remember this?

I’ve been playing a lot of PS2 games lately, and almost all of them use Triangle as the back button as opposed to Circle like we’re used to today. (Or X in Japan)

I wonder why this was the case, and I double wonder why it eventually switched to Circle? At first I thought it was just so devs didn’t have to swap X and O for US/JP releases, but that doesn’t make sense because the confirm button will be different either way.

So why WAS Triangle the de-facto back/cancel button during the 6th generation? And why did it change to Circle during the 7th gen? Post your theories below.

Maybe because b is back on Xbox so it's easier for them to map the controls lol

 

[Zzero]

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Oh, thats awful. Why wasn't it the down button? Is that what it is now?

 

[JAHGamer]

Oh, thats awful. Why wasn't it the down button? Is that what it is now?

No, it’s the right button now

 

[JAHGamer]

I think I remember this with some PSP games back in the day

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

I didn't even notice this change at all.

 

[Zzero]

No, it’s the right button now

Right is back? Thats ridiculous, its the most important button, surely it should be yes/forward.

 

[historia]

Cross is back, Circle is forward for me. Has always been like that

Same for Nintendo. B backward, A forward.

 

[Darth Vader]

Cross is back, Circle is forward for me. Has always been like that

Same for Nintendo. B backward, A forward.

In Japan the accept and refuse / back function is swapped for playstation games, afaik.

 

[historia]

In Japan the accept and refuse / back function is swapped for playstation games, afaik.

I have only known it recently, back in like PS4 and still in PS5 there is an option to swap Cross/Circle and I wonder why anybody would do that

Turn out it is global standard...

 

[JAHGamer]

Right is back? Thats ridiculous, its the most important button, surely it should be yes/forward.

no, down (X) has always been the most important button. For me, circle (B on xbox) feels super natural

 

[JAHGamer]

Cross is back, Circle is forward for me. Has always been like that

Same for Nintendo. B backward, A forward.

Japan is different, but I heard that Sony was changing it to be like everywhere else? I remember reading about it, did it ever change ? or no

Sony Is Changing The Confirm And Cancel Buttons In Japan And Folks Aren't Happy

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 button has been the action button. That is going to change.

kotaku.com

 

[historia]

Japan is different, but I heard that Sony was changing it to be like everywhere else? I remember reading about it, did it ever change ? or no

Sony Is Changing The Confirm And Cancel Buttons In Japan And Folks Aren't Happy

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 button has been the action button. That is going to change.

kotaku.com

No they didn't, and never heard of that.