Except you're wrong because zero is off for most power switchs made for electronics. So zero is not the thing I want to select most of the time since it is the off switch.
Japan has it to this day, while the rest of the world uses it differently. But it makes sense, circle the correct thing, cross out the unvanted thing.
In their culture circle is used way more than for example ✅
Do they still have it that way in Japan? I thought I remembered a thing a few years ago where Sony made an effort to standardize it at least around their software.
That always made more sense to me. A circle is like a universal symbol for positive/confirmation, while X usually denotes a negative. But it's nice when games give you the choice to switch them around.
Checkboxes are often "crossed" to select the option.
Its extremely culutrally dependent on what is felt to be more normal, and sony flet to mark something (with a cross) was the more prevelent norm in the west.
Maybe that was a jrpg thing (which I didn't play) but most of the original ps2 games definitely used Y as back or cancel and that gets me all the time.
That’s how PlayStation is in Japan at a system level. It’s always been that way and actually makes way more sense when you think about it. They also commonly use O’s instead of ticks in Japan
I emulate some old PS1 and 2 games from time to time, always have to do a double take with select being O and X being cancel. This and movement using D-pad are jarring
This only applies to pal games because in the usa X is confirm and O is cancel. One of the few games that does the opposite that tripped up everyone is Metal Gear Solid.
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u/Japnzy 3h ago
Go back amd play some old JRPGs on ps1/2. Circle is ok and X is cancel.
Its fucking insane.