Entroper on 09 December 2007
| CrashMan said: The reason Sony named the buttons was because they didn't want it to look like the complete rip off of the SNES that it was (though you can't blame them, the playstation STARTED as an SNES project...) Sony now has entrenched itself with the 'shape' named buttons, as stupid as they are. |
Yes, like so many unfortunate decisions, this one was made for marketability rather than usability.
I also don't see what everybody's problem with the N64 controller is. At least you didn't have to compromise with the D-pad or the analog stick, you could use both with equal ease, something I can't say for any other controller with an analog stick.
