Sidewinder
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I call it both, it's the only way.
Sure. But the context of the buttons does not obviously call for cross.
a) the symbol it is meant to invoke is called either a cross or an ex among further names
b) it is used (in design) in tandem with a confirm symbol not in use in the western world
c) it isn't even used (in most games in western releases) in a way consistent with that symbolism in any case
And then the "shapes" context is also imperfect:
Crossing lines aren't a shape. They encompass no area. You can't have a shape bound by two lines in Euclidean geometry.
It doesn't "fit" the circle, triangle, square paradigm cleanly as a cross.
And then the context of video game controllers says to a lot of people:
X
So unless you see it as the cross mark/x mark and call that thing cross, which people do, context tends to speak to x just fine. And even if you see it as that mark, people can and do call that mark x.
What what ? Is there something unclear ?Ecks Button, in german. So... icks Knopf/Taste.
What...??
Its "ex".
A cross is a horizontal and vertical line, normally.
When you tell someone to draw a cross + is what they should be thinking.
When you tilt that 45 degrees, its an ex.
When you search video game titles with the word CROSS in their title, a majority of them will have + instead of x because x is EX.
Please don't mix things people!! It confuses the hell out of communication!!!@#$
+ = cross
x = ecks
Why ex and not just x?What concerns me the most is that OP typed ecks instead of ex...
Ecks marks the spot
....Ecks...
Ecks
X as in the letter.
Ecks since the first ones to use it (Nintendo) where letter based (ABXY)
What the hell is "ecks"?
Just say ex, and yes I call it ex.
Ecks, only heard it called cross once in my lifetime...well now twice.
Echs
Ecksu
Ecks. I had never heard of "X" being said as "Cross" until Project X Zone.
Ecks.
It's cross in Japan afaik but I wonder if it's different anywhere else as well.
Ekkusu.
Eek
ex
en_US: Ecks circle square triangle; dee-pad, left stick, right stick; start, select.
es_ES: Equis círculo cuadrado triángulo; cruceta, stick derecho, stick izquierdo; start, select.
Up up down down left right left right bee a start.
Arriba arriba abajo abajo izquierda derecha izquierda derecha bé ah start.
╳ = Χι
⃝ = Κύκλος or Όμικρον
△ = Τρίγωνο or Δέλτα
⃤ = Τετράγωνο
No it's an even distribution of shapes and letters. Square and triangle. X and O.Cross, they are all shapes.
Hahaha scherpKruisje.
It is a circle, not an o.No it's an even distribution of shapes and letters. Square and triangle. X and O.
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To apply the downloaded theme:
1) Choose Settings on the PlayStation®3 XMB Menu and select the Theme Settings option.
2) Press the CROSS button to display the Theme Menu, then press the CROSS button again to display a list of available themes.
3) Scroll to the desired theme and select Apply.
No it's an even distribution of shapes and letters. Square and triangle. X and O.
It's not a cross, tho.
This is true.Actually, if you look closer it's x and o.