To be honest, this thread strikes me as odd. I never, in a million years, would expect that anyone on this forum would have a problem with button layouts. Many of you probably play a thousand hours of games, or more, per year, how can it be that confusing?

Personally I love the PS layout because it's something unique and different, and it feels more appropriate for games than the letter system.

wasnt ever really hard for me to memorize.. and i dont even really play PS very much

The symbols mean something in japanese - although the meaning of two of them are swapped for the rest of the world:
O - confirm (when you come out of a japanese subway station you go through the exists marked with an O)
X - cancel (if you see an subway exit with a cross, that's a no go)

My g/f works for a japanese company and has seen the square and triangle used in spreadsheets for meaning as well, but I've forgotten what.

Have a look here: http://japanesetranslator.co.uk/portfolio/playstation-symbols/

I have more issues with square and circle. other then that im cool.

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*goes to work*

Yeah, I'm QTE-phobic.  Hate the suckers.  Haven't enjoyed them since the Die Hard games in the arcade, or Space Ace.  Once I realized it was just an excuse to pretend I'm still playing the game while I'm watching a cutscene I hated 'em forever.  That and the penalty for missing one is losing a ton of health or instantly dying, and the reward is just... nothing happens.

And they're the reason I never finished Resident Evi: Umbrella Chronicles.  It's an on-rails light gun game.  I point at the screen and shoot zombies.  It's awesome.  Then all of a sudden, I have half a second to press A and B at the same time or instantly die?

I didn't read anyone's reply, only the OP. I have to say:

Whenever I see someone who owns/owned a PS1/PS2/PS3 and they look down when I tell them to hit the square button (or whatever), I lose a LOT of respect for them.

I mean geez, how long does it take to memorize 4 buttons!?

To this thread: WTF?!

Seriously, it's had the same button layout for the past 15 yrs and it's only 4 buttons. I had a few problems when I first started playing 360 because I kept pressing A instead of X but after a while it just feels natural.

If you're really having trouble with the layout I suggest you play Tekken and learn a character's 10-hit combo. By the end you'll know the button layout and will be able to do QTEs no problem.

^THIS

the 360 A button confused me for quite a while and the shooting aiming bein ghte other way around in COD (bumper instead of R1)

I like the controllers shapes and colours because it shows how its not taking everything seriously.. and its a big part of the playstation (the 4 shapes always come forward in PS3 trailers at E3's for instance)