Very rarely is it a "big deal" on its face.
A pronoun is just a little word, I can't see why it's a big deal.
It's just high school sports, I can't see why it's a big deal.
And before you know it we have lens flares covering Trish's ass... fuck that let the asians have Circle Confirm
It’s actually pretty significant. “o” for correct (yes) and “x” for incorrect (no) is used in all aspects of Japanese culture. The PS5 will now be the only exception to this rule, which will be counter-intuitive to the Japanese people.
During the development of the original PS, Sony probably realized Japanese cultural norms might not translate well in the western market and made the changes you’re now accustomed to. While it might be “just a button prompt” for us, it’s much more for them.
Imagine being forced to play all computer games with a trackball mouse starting next week. They are quite intuitive and work rather well for most things, but after 10+ years I imagine you'd prefer not to especially for dumb reasons.
Overblown example, but its changing what everyone is used to and built their muscle memory around for no reason.
I can't see why this is a big deal.
I'd say a Japanese company being managed by Americans who are wasting no time in beating the Japaneseness out of their products is a pretty big deal.
Very rarely is it a "big deal" on its face.
A pronoun is just a little word, I can't see why it's a big deal.
It's just high school sports, I can't see why it's a big deal.
It's just pixels in a video game, I can't see why it's a big deal.
It's just a small localization change, I can't see why it's a big deal.
Ad nauseam. It quickly becomes death by a thousand cuts. Don't fall for it.
And before you know it we have lens flares covering Trish's ass... fuck that let the asians have Circle Confirm
Dude. It's a fucking button prompt.
It’s actually pretty significant. “o” for correct (yes) and “x” for incorrect (no) is used in all aspects of Japanese culture. The PS5 will now be the only exception to this rule, which will be counter-intuitive to the Japanese people.
During the development of the original PS, Sony probably realized Japanese cultural norms might not translate well in the western market and made the changes you’re now accustomed to. While it might be “just a button prompt” for us, it’s much more for them.
Imagine being forced to play all computer games with a trackball mouse starting next week. They are quite intuitive and work rather well for most things, but after 10+ years I imagine you'd prefer not to especially for dumb reasons.
Overblown example, but its changing what everyone is used to and built their muscle memory around for no reason.