I call them all bumpers and triggers regardless of whether I'm using PS or Xbox controllers. I'm curious if this is common with Americans only.
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What do you call those “extra” buttons?
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I tend to say shoulder and bumper interchangeably but in general I stick to that scheme instead of R1/L1/etc. I never use L/R/ZL/ZR though.
I've never ONCE called any of the extra Xbox buttons by their name. I always say LT, RT, LB, RB.
To me, saying it opposite of that is like saying Left 2 or Right 1
To me, saying it opposite of that is like saying Left 2 or Right 1
In my head it's R1/R2/L1/L2 but when I've talking to other people it's easier to say triggers and bumpers
Normally whatever they're labeled. I have used the word "trigger" before, but I honestly don't know if I've ever said "bumper" with regards to a controller. I've also never owned an Xbox, so that could be part of it.
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and whatever on switch i always forget which is which (not really but mentally i do sooo)
What about R1, Right Trigger, L1, Left Trigger on Playstation?
Grew up on Nintendo, then X360...eventually PS3/4/5. Also still Nintendo. Voted for RB/RT/LB/LT on both since that's the closest and I have referred to them as bumper/shoulder
Grew up on Nintendo, then X360...eventually PS3/4/5. Also still Nintendo. Voted for RB/RT/LB/LT on both since that's the closest and I have referred to them as bumper/shoulder
I just use the RB/LB and RT/LT for the most part tbh. Then again, I am also very rarely describing buttons to press, which is probably why
I call them as they're labled. So bumpers/triggers on Xbox and L/R1+L/R2 on Playstation. (edit: By "as they're labled" I mean, left/right bumper left/right trigger on Xbox... so not EXACTLY as they're labeled, lol)
I think I get confused every time when I think about Nintendo's "non-face" buttons, lol.
I think I get confused every time when I think about Nintendo's "non-face" buttons, lol.
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I get confused with the Switch's ZR and ZL. I sometimes wind up pressing L/R instead when a game prompts me to press those, or vice versa. Doesn't happen to me on the other two systems.
I interchange them depending on who I'm talking to. I'm also always sure to insert air quotes into my voice.
Bumpers/triggers. At this point, they all have that trigger shape for the back one. Just makes more sense to call it what it physically is versus calling it L2.
Wait what am I misunderstanding here
The names on Xbox ARE LT/RT, LB/RB, and that's what you say?
I call them bumpers and triggers.
I guess, in my mind, I call them by whatever they are actually labelled as, but the only reason I ever need to say them out loud is to explain things to a newbie, and in that case "ZR" is meaningless, but "right trigger" is a little more helpful.
I guess, in my mind, I call them by whatever they are actually labelled as, but the only reason I ever need to say them out loud is to explain things to a newbie, and in that case "ZR" is meaningless, but "right trigger" is a little more helpful.
I say either or no matter the console. r1, right trigger, left bumper, l2. If on a nintendo system i might even throw a ZL or ZR in there.
The says Left Trigger, Right Bumper, etc.
I always the the abbreviated form.
Uh what? They have clear labels for each button.
What the HELL is going on in this thread?
L1/L2/R1/R2 in any console, no only due to growing up with PlayStation consoles but it just makes sense in my head.
Yep. except on the Switch because my mind for some reason can't process the ZR and ZL so it trips me up every time
Z on the gamecube was a shoulder button, so shouldn't the two shoulder buttons be the Z buttons and not the triggers?
I call them what the manufacturer calls them.
Except for Nintendo, their RZ and LZ names are dumb, Nintendo gets the Microsoft treatment.
Except for Nintendo, their RZ and LZ names are dumb, Nintendo gets the Microsoft treatment.
No one says "right bumper, left trigger"... it's RB, LB, RT, LT. I can use the PlayStation format as well, depending on what controller I'm using and who I'm talking to.
It never crossed my mind how dumb ZR & ZL are lmao, such a Nintendo thing too.
I had to go and pick up my pro controller to even remember what they were. I have no idea why it trips me up as much as it does - they've used that label since the Wii pro controller.
Suppose there was a new platform (Stadia, Luna, etc) that had the same controller form factor, but you hadn't seen the label on the buttons yet and you were trying to tell somebody to press the index finger buttons (literally happened to me recently).
What is the first name that pops in your head? That is what OP is asking.