No doubt having seen the X button debate raging across the internet for the past week and a half, the official Xbox Twitter account is getting in on the action. If you somehow don't know what we're on about, the PlayStation UK Twitter account made waves last week when it stated that the X button on a PlayStation controller is actually pronounced 'cross'. The whole thing blew up, with countless fans coming out in defence of calling it 'X'.
And this is where Xbox enters the equation: "No matter what you call it, one thing that unites us all is the X button. Happy #NationalVideoGamesDay @PlayStation @NintendoAmerica - and everyone!"
Ah, the X button. Not the cross button -- the X button. At least Crossbox -- we mean, er, Xbox -- has our back on this one. We never thought we'd see the day.
[source twitter.com]
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@gamer89 We don't take kindly to that kind of talk round here
@gamer89 I don't even know why this is even a debate.
That's possibly a hint for cross play.
Look, who's actually making a fuss even for the laugh?
I bet the press will end up blaming gamers for taking it too seriously haha
who gives a flying f*ck eh?!
Ok so now we call this site by it's real name PushCube 😂
This needs to become an ex-story, otherwise people are gonna end up getting really cross.
So we’ve had cross-play this entire time?!?!
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It always be X for me
Also it’s really annoying to have nintendo and xbox controller x,y & a,b button is put on the opposite side in their respective controller.
@RogerRoger This comment wins, folks! We can all go home now!
Wouldn't that be the crossbox. I'll show myself out
@RogerRoger yeah that’s a wrap, I don’t wanna hear this story again. Even BBC news were trolling me with it yesterday.
I still call it the x button.the only cross i like is kriss kross.but PlayStation does make me jump.haha 😃.word up son
They only doing this cause Xbox one lost so bad in 8th gen lmao
But...but...but I thought it was the ten button 😧
To me, the images above prove why its an 'X' button on an Xbox Controller because you have letters - A, B, X & Y where as on Playstation, they use shapes Circle, Square, Cross & Triangle.
If people want to call it 'X' on Playstation, that's up to them. It doesn't matter whether its a Cross or an X, its just a button and most, of not all, on-screen prompts, controller layout guides etc use an image of the button and don't use wording like Push Triangle or Push Cross. Even back when games came with a booklet, the most common way to tell gamers what each button did used either an illustration of the controller with descriptions linked to each button or in list form, they used an image of the button rather than use words to describe the button.
Because its never been written down, people decided to call it 'X' rather than call it a Cross. Now, its become 'X' because Sony never really called it Cross - they didn't call it X either.
Microsoft just wants attention too
Why is this even a thing? The constant complaints about everything these days my goodness.
@MightyDemon82 I prefer PushBox lmao
@Deadlyblack that was my other option haha.
In my language (Dutch) we use “kruisje” (cross), because as several people have already stated, it’s a shape!
It's a cross. It's always been a cross. Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square. These are the four 'Sacred Symbols' as PlayStation calls them.
However, if you want to say 'eX' that's fine. No-one will (/should) judge you.
Have a nice evening.
A cross is X shaped. So calling it X is not wrong. Shoot me in the face.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ujDIU7HPdHc
@gamer89 Its an X. MLB The Show calls it an X in their tutorial.
@Nintyfan 'A simple fact easily understood and made into a story by MORONS everywhere. Education and knowledge used to be sought after, but in 2019 it appears the majority would rather insist on being factually and absolutely ignorant. No gamer would get this wrong, the majority of you need to go back to your caves.'
I've got a degree, ran my own company, fought in wars and platinumed Resogun.
I call it X.
@kyleforrester87 People don't seem to understand a cross is a horizantal like and a vertical line. The X button is not crossed that way, its diagonal meaning from one corner to the next in a diagonal direction.
"A diagonal line is straight and sloping, not horizontal or vertical, for example joining two opposite corners of a square or other flat shape with four sides."
"A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally."
Its an X now let's drop it.
@gamer89 Sounds like a solid explanation you made a good point and now i agree.
@Vorlon Je hebt gelijk gewoon logisch.
😉👍
@gamer89 Exactly this! I have been telling people this and am quite frankly shocked how few people understood that cross is correct for Sony controllers because they use shapes, as you originally pointed out.
Sony says dont be cross. Just
You Squares. 😆
Great, now I gotta call it Crossbox.
Saying that three are shapes, therefore the fourth - clearly a letter - must of necessity be a shape is a bit preposterous.
"...q, r, s, t, u, v, w, cross, y, and z." Is this the world we want to live in? Is it?!?
@Ichiyama No its Xbox that what the creator named it. Playstation calls it a cross.
Never heard anyone say "Cross marks the spot" though.
@Ichiyama A cross is a shape, though. It's not being treated as one just because the other three things are. I call it "ecks" out of lifelong habit but it's equivalent to calling the O button the "oh button".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross
Microsoft: "Guys! We're still here! Hello? I know how much you like your Nintendo Switch and PS4 but, we still matter! Please?"
Lol Microsoft. No you don't. Just go back to annoying everyone with Windows updates every 2 hours.
@Vorlon I speak the same language and say 'x'.
@BAMozzy
I only realised recently xbox controller have letters. I though it was super weird shapes like inverted peace sign and German B I couldnt pronounce haha
And why wouldn't it? From what I assume, they don't say "DirectCross" either. But the tweet in question makes a point about the unity of shape.
@Nintyfan Hello. There’s no need to throw insults around like that. They’re buttons on a controller for goodness sake, people can call them what they want.
You’ve broken several community rules with this comment. Please don’t continue to do so
The symbol Sony use is a Saltire which makes it a cross. /debate.
@wiiware well yes when Microsoft were copying Nintendo they couldn’t just blatantly have the a,b, x and y in the same place. They had to make it look like they were being different!
@playstation1995 now we know you’re lying, nobody likes kriss kross
It's a cross. In Japan, O = correct or good (maru) and X - incorrect or wrong etc (batsu). On Japanese systems, O is used to confirm game actions, and X for cancel etc the opposite of the West.
That being said, I CALL IT X bwahahahaha
Haha, I don't really get the good-humoured debate over the pronunciation recently as I always knew it was "cross" from my PS1/PS2 days...I tend to call it "X" these days out of habit because I mostly played on 360 last gen and they're all letters, but I still knew that it's technically pronounced "cross" because Playstations have shape buttons.
Never mind all that, circle or 'O'
Needs clarification
surely it should be called 2
Circle = 1
X = 2
Triangle = 3
Square = 4
My real opinion however it should logically be called cross but I will always call it X
I've been calling the button 'cross' since the PS1. I never knew there were people who called it X (as the letter X, "eks"). This sounds weird for me. This is not a letter but a shape. It's always been.
@Dodoo I actually want it to be the same, it's annoying to press y in switch when the game instruct it to press x, and vice versa when playing on pc with xbox gamepad lol.
still doesn't stop them being wrong, people can believe what they want but when the owners AND creators of the thing say it's Cross then it's Cross
if your calling it X then your wrong, plain a simple, hell I even call it X at times but it's still wrong
WE don't get to decide what someone else's creation is called
oh and let me put it this way, anyone ever play Noughts and Crosses, it's not called Noughts and X's is it?
A cross is what Jesus was nailed to (even though that didn't happen), or what you see on the front of hospitals. A cross is not what's on the Playstation or Xbox controllers. It's an X "ex". Also I see a few people are saying that "the owners and makers of PlayStation are calling it a cross, so it's a cross"... No they are not. It's just the UK branch of PlayStation that's saying it's a cross. The people from the UK have different words for things. You people are extremely dense and ignorant. This whole thread is hilariously laughable. Also Xbox rules, PlayStation drools. Suck it..
@FullbringIchigo you are extremely wrong. The owners and creators of PlayStation are not calling it a cross. Only the UK branch is. Smh. It's an X
@MegMachine87 they guy who originally designed the controller calls it Cross, each button is a symbol and is designed to mean something, Triangle means Viewpoint, Square means menu, Circle means yes and Cross mean NO
oh and by the way a Christian Cross which has one elongated length is a different shape to what is on the PS controller which is a a Greek cross which is 2 lines of equal length crossing over each other on the diagonal angle or on the vertical/horizontal, oh and it is also used in the Christian religion and is also associated with St. Andrew, patron of Scotland, who is supposed to have been crucified on a cross of that form (called a crux decussata) at Patras, Greece and so a national symbol of that country
i think someone needs to go read up on the different kinds of symbols and what they are AND also go learn what the difference between a symbol and a letter is
@wiiware yeah true, I feel your pain. Is always annoying going from PS to Nintendo with their reversed buttons for menus, action etc...
@FullbringIchigo you’re right we don’t get to decide what someone else’s creation is called but we are free to name anything whatever we want.
I can call my dog Susan if I want though that’s not her name. If I want to call the X and “ex” then so be it. It’s my prerogative not yours or Sony’s...
@Dodoo i'm like that when i play my XBOX, i'm so used to the Nintendo Letter placements that when a game says "Press A" i end up pressing "B" instead
@Dodoo i never said we can't call it X i even said in my post i call it X but at the end of the day Sony say's it's Cross so that's what it is
although X is easier to say than Cross is
@FullbringIchigo ah fair play, sorry I didn’t read all of your posts!
@MegMachine87 Please don't insult people.
@Dodoo Yup, on ps and xbox the most down button (x and a) is “ok” and the most right button is “cancel”, it’s the opposite for switch. I wish switch has the option to change ok and cancel button like ps4.
@ShogunRok had to give you one more like for the win 😉
This is what you get for reading the comments on Push Box
@ShogunRok Please stop calling it a letter. The controller is bad enough as it is, we don't want Sony to create a large oval button that says "Cross" to avoid confusion. Let them focus on creating an asymmetrical controller (AKA good controller).
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