mcjmetroid
Member
Always used to annoy me when people called it Cross.
I've even heard some people call the Square button Box as well.
Sure let's settle this with a poll shall we.
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It's official PlayStation button "X" is called "Cross"
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Always used to annoy me when people called it Cross.
I've even heard some people call the Square button Box as well.
Sure let's settle this with a poll shall we.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Still gonna call it an X and no one will be able to stop me.
Codes 208
Member
Wait, what?
Shin
Banned
Kagey K
Banned
It was always for backwards. Square was the replacement for B from SNES.
I've only ever called it X and I'm from the UK, cross just sounds wierd.
lyan
Member
where I live everyone calls it the cross equivalent in our language
but B? what?
Kagey K
Banned
For OG ps1 games the square was the backwards button, so we just called it B because B was backwards on SNES.
It must just be a small slang with my group of friends.
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Codes 208
Member
I mean, i kinda get it? (Like when you write an X on your test youre actually crossing it out. Kinda like how you circle the answer.) but i still prefer X
Quick edit: possibly cultural? How often do people outside your group say it? Because frankly ive never heard referred to as such.
Oh ok. For a second there i thought you were abbreviating box and thought we were gonna have some issues lol.
Quick edit: possibly cultural? How often do people outside your group say it? Because frankly ive never heard referred to as such.
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EightBit Man
Member
Makes sense. Why would something alphabetical be thrown in with non-alphabetical symbols?
lyan
Member
I see, yeah my first time hearing it.
What?
It was? Wait, where are you from? Because the majority of my ps1 games definitly had the circle button.
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lyan
Member
Also in Asia releases the circle button is generally "yes" and x button is "no" consistent with the symbols' meaning.
Noughts and crosses? Its not an X just as circle is not an O.
Ban Puncher
Member
It absolutly is. A cross is defined by two intersecting lines. Not in how you align them.
Edit: Just to say. I don't care how you call them yourself. But, you shouldn't be surprised that sony views them that way, considering all other buttons in that 4 button configuration are based on geometrical shapes.
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nikolino840
Member
So Is O the letter O
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
It’s been “officially” Cross for a lot longer than a recent tweet. No one gives a shit about official. To most it’s an X and what it will continue to be. Also, if anyone is confused, look at signs for a railroad Xing or why railroad crossing signs are in the shape of an X.
The idea was two lines intersecting = Cross. See also the religious symbol for the Cross ✝.
The idea was two lines intersecting = Cross. See also the religious symbol for the Cross ✝.
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bitbydeath
Member
Where I’m from crosses are the letter t
X is just X
X is just X
mcjmetroid
Member
Wow..now that's a new one
eot
Banned
Cross product disagrees with you
LostDonkey
Member
No it isnt.
Ban Puncher
Member
This is a cross:
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kraspkibble
Permabanned.
X as in "ex".
Cross is OK too.
who cares? the symbols are more important.
Cross is OK too.
who cares? the symbols are more important.
Dirk Benedict
Member
I will start calling it Cross from now on just to trigger some bitches. 
Sander Cohen
Member
No, it is EX and will always stay EX. If not, why didn’t they design it like this 
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?No, it is EX and will always stay EX. If not, why didn’t they design it like this
Because +50% of people would call it *plus* and we would have the exact same discussion, just different.
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Infinite_Daremo
Member
It fucking isn't.
