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Fun trivia about the Xbox controller is that their design is heavily influenced by Sega’s. The Xbox controller has the same face button layout as the Dreamcast’s. And if you compare the Duke (original fat) controller to a Saturn/Genesis/Mega Drive 6-button controller, you can think of those black and white buttons as the former C and Z buttons.
Some consider the OG Xbox as a successor to the Dreamcast.
Might be possible that they were using dreamcast controllers during initial development:
Previously, Sega had developed a version of Windows CE for its Dreamcast console to be used by game developers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Creation_and_development
Gates was in talks with Sega’s late chairman Isao Okawa about the possibility of Xbox compatibility with Dreamcast games, but negotiations fell apart over whether the Dreamcast’s SegaNet online service should be implemented.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Initial_announcement_and_content_acquisitions
We especially said that when Xbox got Shenmue 2 in the states
Biggest annoyance for me is how on playstation and Xbox the bottom button makes is the “okay” or “enter” button and the right button is “back” but on the switch it’s reversed so when I click the bottom button to select something in a menu I back out of it instead.
Its a old japan thing from what I remember . On older Japanese ps1 games circle was ok and X was back . And even if you get a Japanese ps vita it’s like that too. Not sure about other sony consoles.
Worse than that, on the psp if you play japanese games that are not localised to english, the circle becomes the okay button, but in the rest of the os, the x is the okay button so you have to mentally switch.
That is why I use a third party controller that allows me to remap buttons.
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I can use it for the PC, Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation.
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Yeah, that does give me issues too. I’ve setup my controller as as Xbox controller also. When the Switch shows to press the “A” button (At 3:00 o’clock), I try to not look at the placement, but the letter, which would be my 6:00 o’clock.
Idk why everyone hated that comment but I think it’s smart
I played Sniper Elite 5 on my fiances Xbox the other day and hadn’t played games in forever. (34 years old now) I knew I could remap the buttons if needed, but the melee button they made Y. I pressed down the right stick every damn time as a built in reaction from years back.
I don’t know why I felt I needed to say that, but I tell you when you find yourself looking through binoculars and getting lit up at point blank range it reminded me how frustrating games can get during quick scenarios.
IIRC on the PS2 and earlier triangle was usually back. Just an extra little dash of inconsistency to ruin your day.
Circle was traditionally used for the Back button as well.
So aggravating.
Proposal: make the X button look like this: 🥚
But then it might get mixed up with the ⭕ button.
In that case, add a face on it
Problem solved
I like how the controllers are placed in the direction, where you can find the X button. Just perfect!
Especially wack considering two of those controllers are from the same company
I propose we colour code it
Just how old is this meme?
My brain naturally translates this.
Example: emulating PS2 games using a Xbox controller.
Nintendo and Xbox are the most confusing, as if my dyslexia didn’t suck already.
