Personally I've always been someone who can't stand 3rd party controllers but after my original 360 controller failed I hated the thought of paying $60 for another original controller to pay. So I decided to give this one a try instead and all I can say is that I'm impressed by how similar it is to the original controller. The only difference I've noticed so far is that it doesn't have a Microsoft logo, other than being identical. Do yourself a favor and grab this great controller at a great price.