After my original controller gave up the ghost, I decided against buying the original due to battery issues. Apart from the missing "Original" XBOX logo, there is no difference from the original. All buttons and triggers are exactly the same size, grip and feel. I played Rocket League all night and had no problems with this controller. The vibration may differ slightly from the original, but that's not very important to me. The most important things for me are sensitivity, accuracy and trigger points, they are exactly the same. The battery compartment is a bit more difficult to open than the original, but this one has one major advantage over the original, which is the AA battery compartment, which is larger and was always a problem with the original. With this extra size, I can finally use my rechargeable AA Li-ion batteries with ease. I used them all night and there wasn't a single power outage. In the original version, the use of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries was always a problem due to the many power outages, and it was very difficult to install batteries. So overall more than happy with it.