Found my old PS2 stuff and really left the analog stick. sticky, I don't know why, but after years of not using it, it has become sticky. Cleaning didn't really help and I didn't think it was worth buying a new controller, this one works fine. So I bought a stick case, it works fine, I don't really think it's any better or worse than the regular texture. It's a little tricky to install, but that's to be expected if you don't want them to come loose.