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 was from the official PlayStation EU Twitter account, confirming the long held knowledge the the X button is indeed the Cross button, but aside from official PlayStation confirmation on the matter, there?s actually a lot of history behind why it?s rightly called Cross.

Triangle

Circle

Cross

Square
If Cross is called X (it?s not), then what are you calling Circle" https://t.co/dvQ19duemW
? PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) September 5, 2019

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