waterfields1 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Ok, so this is a really small, petty complaint. I hate the fact that my shiny new controller doesn't have a start button. Its been replaced with 'Options' - last night someone said to me ''Well in all fairness, all the start button did was bring up a list of options'' Thats a valid point, but I counter that with the following - any game that says ''Press the Options button to begin'' makes it apparent that it should still be called the 'start' button. Has any gaming controller in history not had a start button? I don't understand why it was changed at all. Now I know this doesn't matter, Im hardly going to lose any sleep over it, but its just one of the few small things that bugs me. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubieno Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I don't know why they changed it... Guess it does more than just bring op the option menu now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 how often was the start button ever used to start something ? Pause would have been a better definition but sounds too slow I always use when starting a game 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Fishing Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) . Edited August 21, 2014 by Fragtaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 how often was the start button ever used to start something ? Pause would have been a better definition but sounds too slow I always use when starting a game This It is extremely rare that a game accepts only the start button when the prompt is showed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Ok, so this is a really small, petty complaint. I hate the fact that my shiny new controller doesn't have a start button. Its been replaced with 'Options' - last night someone said to me ''Well in all fairness, all the start button did was bring up a list of options'' Thats a valid point, but I counter that with the following - any game that says ''Press the Options button to begin'' makes it apparent that it should still be called the 'start' button. Has any gaming controller in history not had a start button? I don't understand why it was changed at all. Now I know this doesn't matter, Im hardly going to lose any sleep over it, but its just one of the few small things that bugs me. What do you think? They don't say: 'Press the Options button to begin' but: ''Press a button to begin'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sept-sept Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 When the options button gives a list of options ( like the start button did on ps3 ) the name is better now, and the name was wrong all the time on ps3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farhad2k8 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 But most games use the 'Press Any Button To Begin' prompt. It's really not that much of a problem, and it's not something that can be fixed with a 'patch', it's a hardware situation, there's nothing they can do now, so you'll just have to live with it. It doesn't affect me in the slightest bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfields1 Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) They don't say: 'Press the Options button to begin' but: ''Press a button to begin'' Play Battlefield 4….I rest my case Edited December 15, 2013 by waterfields1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 So 1 game ? that's hardly a case - PS3 had loads of games that said 'press a button to begin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulTorment Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Well don't you think it was strange that in order to pause (stop) a game, you pressed start? Yeah. Options is fine.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr_Mayus Posted December 15, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2013 Has any gaming controller in history not had a start button? I don't understand why it was changed at all. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humonic Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Umm it's sad to see the button go I guess But we're humans, we're built to adapt; we'll get over it. Options makes more sense in the long run though so it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
licurgoalmeida Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I have no problem with the name, but I don't like the position where it is. I find a little awkward to press the button. However, the PS4 controller is so much better than the dualshock 3 (or any other controller I've ever used) that I really can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowwindow7 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 a game say ( press start ) i hit or to start the game, so press option do make sense to me even though i don't have a ps4 yet if they wanna fix this all the developers from now on should switch the word ( press start ) to just tell you to ( press to start ) or maybe the second generation of the daulshock 4 sony might print on the button ( option / start ) or ( O / S ) or simply made each button looks different than each other like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A12 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Once you get used to the DS4, there are no concerns about what a button says or does.And they simply combined Start and Select to give us Options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Once you get used to the DS4, there are no concerns about what a button says or does. And they simply combined Start and Select to give us Options. I looked at your avatar image, and I just wanna say, KIFFLOM! Lmao, those missions were hilarious. - - - Anyway, what the OP said, 'Well in all fairness, all the start button did was bring up a list of options'', is correct, and I don't quite know why they renamed it but it does make more sense, you use the button to view your options far more than to "start" a game up. If a developer wants to make it sound weird by saying "Press the Options button to play", that's their problem for doing that, lol. I'm thinking soon enough every game will say "press any button to begin". Edited December 15, 2013 by BlindMango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Langley Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Who gives, its the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lporiginalg Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Pressing start to pause wasn't much of a stretch. Many music players of days gone by featured play/pause buttons. So you would press 'play' to pause your music and 'start' to pause your video games, that's just how we rolled back then. I prefer calling it a start button to an options button personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 My only problem with the Option button on the DS4 is that it's in a slightly different position than the Start button on the DS3, so I always end up hitting the stupid touchpad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 My only problem with the Option button on the DS4 is that it's in a slightly different position than the Start button on the DS3, so I always end up hitting the stupid touchpad. Same here, & when I started getting used to it I went back to the PS3/DS3 & kept hitting the top right of the controller instead of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I like the new controller a whole lot better, and the start button almost never got used to 'start' anything. Options makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan-Troot Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I can honestly say that I have not missed the start button at all. Really love the DS4! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliivah Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 i bought the controller to use with my ps3.. i think them getting rid of start and select was a good idea.. the buttons became dorment and were pretty much a wasted button.. although its been start and select for a few years now, i doubt we actually pressed those buttons for much time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner49 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Like damon8r351 said, the only problem I have with the controller is the placement of the "option" button. I keep hitting that touchpad instead of the option button. Edited December 17, 2013 by Skinner49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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