With the PS5, Sony is ending a decades-old tradition. Thanks to the recent wave of PS5 hands-on impressions from Japanese press, we got to learn a few details about Sony's next-gen console the company ...

Now that the PlayStation 5 has been released, the X and the circle buttons are officially swapped for Japan. Since the original PlayStation, the action button has been the circle button, while this ...

The latest Google app beta adds a shortcut to song search history for Circle to Search. There’s also a new translate button that appears after something is circled. Circle to Search is a useful tool ...

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 ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. If you’ve ever played the Japanese version of a PlayStation game–or ...

Gamers all around the world know the familiar PlayStation DualShock controller that has been included with the consoles since they launched years ago. On the right side of those controllers are the ...

Ever since a tweet sparked the conversation last week, players’ have been fiercely debating the PlayStation X button and whether it is pronounced “ecks” or “cross.” The tweet in question was from the ...

Did you know that in Japan the Circle button is used to confirm menu items and the X button is used to cancel? While some early PS1 titles used the same logic in the West, Sony eventually normalised ...