there are currently three competing standards for the arrangement of four buttons in a diamond. each of these standards has an X button in a completely different place, belying the arbitrary nature of their development. herein i propose an intuitive and easy-to remember button layout standard
the X and Y buttons correspond to their familiar orientations on the cartesian plane. the Y button can be used to confirm selections, standing for Yes, and likewise the X button can be used to cancel, or "canXel" selections, which will be obvious and intuitive for gamers across the globe
the Z button represents the depth axis used 3-dimensional matrices, though of course not at an angle usually used to signify 3-dimensional space on a 2-dimensional layout. its placement at the bottom can also be remembered because it is at the bottom of the alphabet. the Z button can be used to undo selections
the W button represents West
