The four "face" buttons on the PlayStation's DualShock controllers are Triangle, Circle, Square, and... Cross, according to PlayStation. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or ...

But according to a tweet from the Playstation UK account, that button should not, in fact, be called the X button. Apparently, it is actually supposed to be referred to as the “cross” button.

PlayStation is really in the cross hairs of this fierce debate. The gaming company’s UK Twitter account has revealed that the controller’s X button is officially called “Cross,” not “X.” ...

Ever since a tweet sparked the conversation last week, players’ have been fiercely debating the PlayStation X button and whether it is pronounced “ecks” or “cross.” The tweet in question ...

PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) September 5, 2019 Indeed, Sony's official word is that the X button is actually the cross button. That has long been the case, but clearly it isn't a well-known ...

It turns out, that “X” button (commonly pronounced “ex”) on the right side of the PlayStation Dualshock controller is actually called the “Cross” button, as reported by Eurogamer.

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cross, circle, triangle, and square face buttons in place of A, B, X, and Y to match in-game button prompts you’ll see in PlayStation games on mobile. You can use it to play games on Apple ...