For many drivers, our car key fob is just as invaluable as our keys themselves. When's the last time you opened your car door manually with a key? Besides unlocking and locking the doors, the gadget ...

With the PS5, Sony is ending a decades-old tradition. Thanks to the recent wave of PS5 hands-on impressions from Japanese press, we got to learn a few details about Sony's next-gen console the company ...

Now that the PlayStation 5 has been released, the X and the circle buttons are officially swapped for Japan. Since the original PlayStation, the action button has been the circle button, while this ...

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Sony will swap the use of X and Circle buttons on Japanese PlayStation 5 consoles, shifting towards the West’s tradition of using the X button to confirm actions and Circle to cancel. Although this ...

If you've ever played the Japanese version of a PlayStation game--or many games in the PS1's library, including Metal Gear Solid--you were likely surprised to find that the menu buttons were reversed ...