Playstation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller (Black) (Renewed)

This is flawless ! I've made a purchase from this Amazon post and i had a few problems with the controller so sent it back. I purchased this one more time and now my friends i have a working original sony ps3 controller so i can properly aim while playing call of duty and not die all the time. Thank you i am grateful this. Only other option is a ps5 controller but i am a retro gamer and don't have ps5.

The first one I ordered had a stuck right thumbstick, like literally it would stay all the way over to the right after you let go. And the D-Pad was like it was shorted out and would send lots of quick presses across multiple directions when you'd click one direction once. I returned that one and got "an exact" replacement.The second one seemed like it was restored with way cheap thumbsticks and triggers, testing it, it'd go from 0 to 32000 (max input) in like just 20% of the full hardware travel of the stick or trigger, for all of them. And it felt way lighter than a legit DS3 and rumble did not work in any games. I suspect the rumble devices were just removed since it felt so much lighter than it should, but I did not take apart to verify. I returned the second one for a refund and gave up on this company. I'm ok with used and restored, was willing to pay for that. But they weren't willing to send me anything that was a legit DS3 that was properly restored with decent parts, which the product page makes it sounds like they're all about high standards here, so maybe I just got really unlikely with the two pieces of not properly restored items they sent me :-/

I was a little skeptical to order, but the controller just got here and it’s just like new. All the buttons work perfectly. The battery was fully charged so it was ready to be used.

Good

Ok so here is my honest review on these controllers. Just for future reference, I bought 2 controllers and will refer to that later.Comparing them to my original PS3 Controller (which currently drifts on the left joystick) the feel for both of these controllers are nearly identical to the original. I played a few games of Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies just to test out them out and they are pretty well responsive. Well, except for one problem in each of the controllers I bought.For the first one, the left bumper (L1) is generally unresponsive. I have to press down on it really hard to be able to aim down sights, which I know will mess me up in the long run. The second controller's unresponsive button seems to be the square button. I noticed that immediately when I tried to interact with anything during my game.From what it looks like, It is entirely possible to fix these issues, but I may have to do a bit more research on these issues, just to make sure I don't mess anything up with my controllers.

The controller was shipped in great condition. It works flawlessly and none of the buttons are sticking. It comes with a charger and connects right away. I look forward to all of the use it’s going to get.

The battery does not hold a charge at all and it was supposed to be in excellent condition. I had to pay extra for it to be in excellent condition to just get another remote that can’t charge!

This review could be considered non indicative to all of the controllers received through the refurbished program, my controller could be a knock off even if the attempt was made to make it look like the real thing, the PS button and Sony logo print were the first signs I noticed due to their imperfections, the interaction and d-pad buttons on the left and right were replaced which I only noticed when attempting to play killzone 2 due to sometimes having to aggressively press into the controller to send the input. As far as aftermarket joysticks go these were some of the better kind but still not up to snuff. The biggest reason that got me to return mine was the lack of sixaxis capability, usually means the controller is broken or a fake, if it were not for this issue I would have kept it. For a refurbished PS3 controller this doesn't meet the standard of excellent condition, yes it's looks good at first glance and someone who has never used a PS3 controller might not notice it's a possible fake, for all I know it's a ship of theseus controller. All in all, for excellent condition you would expect it to function properly considering some titles on the PS3 are heavily implemented to utilize what the dualshock 3 had to offer.