Today I Learned: The PlayStation Controller’s ‘Shapes’ Aren’t Meaningless (But They Don’t Make Sense Now)

Today I Learned is a series where we dive into an interesting or head-scratching fact from PlayStation’s history that, as the title suggests, we didn’t know about until today.

The PlayStation DualShock’s iconic button ‘shapes’ have been a staple of every PS controller since 1994, becoming synonymous with Sony’s video game brand. The triangle, circle, square, and cross (or ‘X’) buttons have featured…