The "Start" Button - Replaced for the Newest Consoles

[shadow1w2]

their still on the wii u just renamed to plus and minus

Ya thanks. Was just looking that up.
They still have start and select under those buttons so essentially they are still the start and select button.
From what I've seen though the other consoles call them Menu and Options. I don't think they mix with the guide button but if they do it is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
Imagine getting stuck at a start menu trying to get the guide to pop up.
Then again I'm pretty sure they wont do that.

Actually the Ouya is another example.
One of the reasons I didn't buy it.
Why, why remove a good button?

Select I also thing is a good idea though, one dedicated for menus and another for pausing.
Sure extra buttons are overkill but I'd rather have them than go without.
Not like it costs all that much more to design a start and select button in the controller heh.

Then again not much a loss either, controllers have all these new gimmicks so I guess we'll see how it turns out.

 

[Windaga]

To be honest, I didn't notice this until I heard about the PS4 controller's button being called the "Share" button. So long as they serve the same purpose, I guess it doesn't bother me. I mean, I guess there's something nostalgic about that "Press START" flashing at the bottom of the screen, but a lot of games just say "Press X to START" instead. So it's pretty similar.

 

[GameWinner]

To be honest, I didn't notice this until I heard about the PS4 controller's button being called the "Share" button. So long as they serve the same purpose, I guess it doesn't bother me. I mean, I guess there's something nostalgic about that "Press START" flashing at the bottom of the screen, but a lot of games just say "Press X to START" instead. So it's pretty similar.

Both Start and Select were merged on the PS4 controller. Now it's called the OPTIONS button.

 

[Windaga]

Yeah, that. Though the placement is the same, so it still doesn't really mean much. It'd be more notice worthy if they got rid of the two buttons completely. They're still there, in a sense, just rebranded.

 

[BloodShed]

The "Start" and "Select" buttons ... have been vanquished from the ... Nintendo Wii U.

What are you talking about? Like other's have said, they're both still on the Wii U.

 

[XDel]

Well that's odd, my WiiU has a Start and Select button...

...I wonder if that makes it a collector's item?

 

[BlackWizzard17]

Nintendo might change for the worst but keep the best untouched
Keeping the start and Select button they just care so much

What are you talking about? Like other's have said, they're both still on the Wii

 

[WhiteMaze]

I've heard the rumble feature on these are quite nice.

Yup.

And they have a new technology too. The Boner-Tech feature. It activates automatically whenever you grab the remote for maximum gaming experience.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

When I was a kid, and the game asked me to hit "Start", I'd always press the Select button first.

I'm a rebel

 

[Issac]

Well, even the Wii had + and - instead of start and select. But it's not a big deal really, I think the only thing I ever thought of the start button was "Pause".

 

[WhiteMaze]

I would say it is more about nostalgia then actual need/use for those buttons.

But I do have to agree with Ryukouki on the fact that I will certainly miss the "Press Start" screens. There's something weirdly warm and fuzzy and exciting about that.

 

[Hielkenator]

R.I.P Konami code.....

 

[Kippykip]

Start and Select were not removed on the Wii U controller...

 

[YayMii]

What happens to the Select button now? It was useful for multiplayer games for showing/hiding the scoreboard, and I've already seen PS4 gameplay on YouTube where people have pressed the Share button by accident.

 

[Reploid]

Big Q: How do I pause the game on PS4 now?

 

[GameWinner]

Big Q: How do I pause the game on PS4 now?

You press the the options button.

 

[Reploid]

You press the the options button.

That's bull. But better then nothing I guess.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

That's bull. But better then nothing I guess.

...It's literally the same thing as a Start button, just not called a start button.

 

[shakirmoledina]

wait for ps4.1 and xbox One.1

 

[nl255]

Both Start and Select were merged on the PS4 controller. Now it's called the OPTIONS button.

So I guess for older games that are "ported" over you will use a short press for start and a longer press for select or something like that? Or perhaps they will make L2 select and R2 start?