Ps3 – What does the controller icon in the top right corner mean in MGS 5 Phantom Pain (PS3)

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I've noticed that during the cutscenes in the Prologue part, sometimes a controller icon would pop up in the top-right corner of the screen. What does it mean? Is it to indicate that the cutscene is about to transition back to gameplay?

Sometimes I turn off the controller during cutscenes as MGS is notorious for having some fairly long/drawn out ones. Could it be that?

Best Answer

When the Controller icon appears, it simply means you can affect the scene (usually by simply moving the camera).

In my experience, its a visual / aesthetic option only, and you should be perfectly fine to ignore your controller during these moments.