Customer Reviews

Sony PSP 5 Pc Analog Thumb Stick Replacement Armor Kit!

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I brought this replacement kit because the original thumb stick is too stressful for my thumb. It was too small and low. The replacement kit I received was made by a company called "Sumoto." The thumb sticks are very easy to replace, and won't scratch the PSP's screen. All 5 sticks are different in term of size and shape. I like the one that look like a mushroom the best. It is the middle one in the picture.

I bought this product while in Dubai on a deployment and it worked great...at first. While it was much more comfortable to play with the original PSP is unfortunately not made for a raised joystick. I had to replace the concealed joystick assembly twice within a month of purchasing this product and my two buddies had to replace theirs once each. The stock PSP joystick is flush with the system to prevent too much pressure being applied to the underlying flimsy assembly, the raised joystick enables too much pressure to be applied. While this is a great innovative product that makes the PSP more comfortable to play the PSP system is just not made well enough to handle it.

I am as excited about the analog replacements as I am disappointed. The wonderfully designed shapes enhance gaming and use of the analog stick but reduce the functionality of the D-Pad. The larger thumb sticks make reaching and using the D-Pad a bit awkward to reach and switch back and forth from analog to digital. They are a great concept but poor design!

Look great but dont stay on well. It is also a pain in the ass to install. It is not something for the faint of heart either, if i remember correctly you must disassemble your psp for these.

The analog stick the PSP comes with is so horrid it makes me want to kill myself. When I ordered this pack of replacements, I tossed the old stick into oblivion and never looked back. They are so comfortable and the pack comes with some nice variety.

These are difficult to find in the retail stores, so finding it on here was a real treat. The shipping was ahead of schedule, and the price was great. All the buttons are a perfect fit, and if you need to replace only the top portion of your joystick module, this is the way to go. Highly recommended!

i`m not really happy with this item, they constantly keep coming out of place when im playing.

I'm not sure on other PSPs, but when installing in a PSP-3000 you must take the faceplate off, which requires extremely small Philips' head screw drivers, so be prepared. Also, no instructions come with the packaging. You can find how to to install these by Googling "PSP analog replacement" or similar.

Another note is only half of these actually work on the PSP-3000, the others' stems are too short and fall off.

However, if you're prepared for what you have to deal with, the ones that DO work; work great and are a lot more managable in terms of thumb movement.

The joysticks work great, but be advised that if you own a PSP SLIM you must take the faceplate off to remove the old joystick; then just pop the new one of your choice in.