Reliable PS3 controller

donnajunkie

I was considering a gioteck wired controller or a rock candy controller from Asda but the reviews are very mixed. It seems Morrisons have a dragon shock controller that has decent enough reviews. I guess it's that or a second hand one. Do any of the gaming stores that sell second hand official controllers offer decent length warranties? I am thinking for a year?

dekaspace

Have you attempted taking controller apart? Its not too hard just be careful little pieces or screws don't roll off, sometimes it just takes a slight dust and clean inside to fix, or gently recentre the control sticks.

donnajunkie

dekaspace wrote: »

Have you attempted taking controller apart? Its not too hard just be careful little pieces or screws don't roll off, sometimes it just takes a slight dust and clean inside to fix, or gently recentre the control sticks.

I was going to but didn't have a small enough screw driver. I dug out an old controller that I had broke years ago when I dropped it which caused the right stick to sink. Miraculously it has somehow fixed itself and is currently working fine.

Blackjack_Davy

Get an official Sony one from Game.co.uk. About £40. Avoid Amazon as theyr'e all markeplace sellers and they're all fakes. Unless yours came with the PS3 itself its likely they're fakes too. Official ones last forever fakes do not.

donnajunkie

Blackjack_Davy wrote: »

Get an official Sony one from Game.co.uk. About £40. Avoid Amazon as theyr'e all markeplace sellers and they're all fakes. Unless yours came with the PS3 itself its likely they're fakes too. Official ones last forever fakes do not.

I have only seen second hand or over priced official controllers on game. I have had 3 controllers, two came with a console and the other was from my local HMV. All 3 have had a fault develop. On one it was inflicted by me dropping it though. That one has healed itself somehow and is what I currently use. Of the others one has a dodgy trigger and the other has a dodgy left stick which causes the character to move forward. This seems to vary in severity from one game to another. For example I recently played bioshock 2 and it wasn't too bad. I then started on crysis 2 and the issue was very bad.

Billy101

You'll compromise on your quality with that budget. Get a 2nd hand official one from ebay. 20$ controller will surely gonna break in a month or two. A friend of mine bought 2 controllers once, for 18$ each and they both lasted only two months.

I'd agree with the comment above. Check any independent gaming shop near you or visit ebay!

Celtic_Connection

You're obviously going to have to make compromises on quality and performance with an unofficial controller; especially one for under 20. Regardless, I've found two slightly better controllers in this price range; I did some company research on the first (red) controller, and they seem to have garnered some praise. Anyway, here's the two I'd recommend having a look at.

1. AMG Global (red) @ 13.99 - http /amzn.to/2r43mXm (remove space)

2. P3 (black) @ 15.99 - http /amzn.to/2s6nSW2 (remove space)

Hope you manage to find what you're looking for soon.