Both Microsoft and Nintendo use A, B, X, and Y buttons on their controllers (albeit in a different order). Meanwhile, Sony uses colored symbols instead. Why?

Unlike most controllers that use ABXY buttons, PlayStation opted for X, circle, square, and triangle to create memorable, meaningful, and distinct controls. Original designer Taiyo Goto’s choices, ...

PlayStation’s four symbol buttons set it apart in gaming history, pairing design intent with practical meaning for every gamer. (Unsplash) Walk into any video game store and you will see game ...

We spend the majority of our time in video games mashing on buttons on a controller, so it seems reasonable enough to want to customize that experience to make things as comfortable as possible ...

Buying a game controller for your PC is a task fraught with uncertainty and confusion. While gaming on a console typically locks you into whatever stock controller came with the system (or a few ...