I just received this controller (got the black one) and for the most part is a pretty good controller. I like how you have your choice of either installing AA batteries or popping in the included rechargeable one.
The charging cable is like 3 times longer than the one I got from Sony, which helps when you sit far from your tv and need to charge your controller in a hurry.
The weight on this controller feels just a tad heavier than the xbox 360 controller and a lot heavier than the sixxaxis.
The thumbsticks as someone mentioned on a previous review do have a zone gap, where the sixxaxis controller picks up your most tiniest move. But once you get used to it, is not problem.
The trigger buttons take a bit to get use to them. They are a bit akward positioned, or at least feel that way if you have only used the sixxaxis controller. Wish they had been the same as the bumper buttons (R1,L1)or at least as wide.
I hear a lot of complaints on the directional pad, which I do have to say feels very loose, mine even has a weird click, but, I can tell you that it works better than the 360's directional pad in terms of control. I actually like the looseness of it for some weird reason, but thats just me.
The buttons light up red which is pretty cool (if you get the black controller)
The motion sensor works perfect, if not better than the sixxaxis.
There is also vibration on the black one I got.
I have not experienced any disconnects/syncing problems so far.
Overall I give this controller 4 stars to be fair for the extra cable and money saving on batteries, and for the price I got it here on Amazon ($]...] on 11/28/2008) but if they had polished on that zone gap on the thumbsticks, loseness on the directional pad and just a bit wider triggers (R2,L2) it would have deserved a 5.
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This controller, i must say has its ups and downs, but is worthy to purchase.I was unsure about this controller at first but, I did a lot of research on to see if it was a good buy.And I must say it is.YES it my lacks bluetooth connectivity but that is it. It has everything you would want in a controller, Comfortable, Rumble, Six Axis and even has the Home Button. The controller does not feel the same way the original controller, almost feels similar like a Xbox 360 controller.(PS3 Gamers may not like that). And the R1 & L1 Buttons are not as comfortable.So if you are playing a first person shooter you may decide to reconfigure the controls to switch use the R2 & L2 instead.For me the controller small downfalls don't get to me because i have a 60GB PS3, which has 4 USB ports so i do not mind using port for the controller.The problem will arise when you have multiple controllers like this or if you the more recent PS3's with only two USB ports(the stupidest decision by Sony).Apart from that and the the feel of the L1 & R1 buttons it is good buy.
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