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

If anyone is skeptical as to whether or not these are fakes and someone pulled a fast one on Amazon and fooled them (like they have with GameStop), these are indeed genuine DualShock 3 controllers. Mine came looking brand new. Not a scratch on it. It even had the OEM charger cable (it has a ferrite bead cylinder at the end).The true test is to put the PS3 in recovery mode. If you can press the PS Home button, the controller is real. Not a single third party or even licensed third-party controller works in this mode. A rare few will be able to turn the console on or even use the home menu in-game, but none will work in recovery mode with the PS Home button. Some will let you navigate the recovery OPTIONS. A genuine controller is needed when doing HDD swaps, for example. For the price, these are a steal. Get them while they still exist.

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 :-/

Was weiry that it was gonna be an off brand but it wasnt, controllers came packaged nicely to ensure the joysticks and buttons would not be damaged. Paired right to my playstation and i still use them quite frequently

PS3 Controller arrived in Like New Condition. I installed a new battery as it still had the original, and it worked perfectly. No stick drift either. Clean controller.

Seems like a legitimate PS3 controller. Tested in Hitman, R2 registers half squeeze to precise aim. Goldeneye moves in all directions and doesn’t have the diagonal issue third party controllers have. I haven’t tested sixaxis yet or plugged it into a pc to confirm 100%. Controller arrived with a dead battery. Seems to have taken a charge just fine. Haven’t test battery life yet. My only negative observations so far are the casing seems to be dark dark grey and the left thumb stick seems slightly off center. No controller drift has been noticed yet. I am happy that the two games I’m currently playing are working just fine. I think it’s a safe bet ordering here for a good PS3 controller.

Product looks and works as described! Very clean, no scratches, cracks, or fading. Looks brand new and just what I needed. Now me and my family can play PS2 X-Men Legends 4 player mode 😁

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.

Physically the controller is in perfect condition.HOWEVER, it is completely unusable because the buttons do not work. Half of the buttons press themself, and the other half have no response at all