In appearance - indistinguishable from the original gamepad that came with the PS3. When I ordered, the seller assured by phone that the gamepad was original, 100% working, only refurbished. As it turns out, not everything works. And without the accuracy of pointing the left and right joysticks, some games cannot be completed. Plus, some games require the R2 and L2 buttons to be soft-active. You can use it, but not fully.