Review on 🎮 PS3 Controller 2 Pack Wireless Double Shock Gaming Controller with Motion Control - Sony Playstation 3 Compatible - Includes Charging Cord by Phil Kuebler

Probably a great PS3 replacement, plug and play gamepads for PC good enough, wireless use on Windows quite problematic. 8/10 would have made it cheaper again. From the start these controllers are fine. They're decent quality for the price, but not the best controller I've ever laid my hands on. They both turn on and send whatever input you want them to send when you click the buttons. I haven't picked up a first brand Sony controller to compare lately, but the shape of the plastic case seems almost identical to the PS3 controllers as far as I can tell. Nothing catches the eye so cheaply. The D-Pad and face buttons are a bit soft, but are also the same between two controllers and are fully suitable for everyday use. The center Home, Back/Select, and Center/PlayStation buttons are very dull and lack feedback. Luckily, you don't have to use them often. The shoulder buttons feel better than some of the more expensive controllers I own (Xbox 360 Original Microsoft) and the triggers feel responsive. I wasn't expecting any under-the-shoulder triggers, though, and see no reason other than indexing that they're not just another pair of buttons. these are not analog inputs, but simply springy buttons. The joysticks are smooth and three of the four are very stable, the left stick on one controller is a little stiffer around the edges. The sticks are pressed, everything clicks well and recedes easily. It also seems like there is a huge dead zone in the hubs, but that might just be my software YMMV configuration. Each of them came with a set of silicone embroidery pads. The pads add a bit more grip and create a ring of small bumps, but personally I prefer something a little more rubbery. Also in the box are two mini-USB cables for charging and pairing. I bought these controllers to use with a Windows PC. Most of my setup and use revolves around getting it to work with my desktop as I don't have a PlayStation 3/4/5 to hook it up to. -Play without problems if you don't mind leaving the cables connected. The included charging cables are a bit short unless you're sitting next to your computer while gaming, but you can buy much longer cables for a lower price. Just plug in your controllers and press the middle button. Things get messy when you want to use them wirelessly. They support Bluetooth but don't have the standard pairing feature or normal PC drivers for wireless gaming. So you will also need some tricks with the software. A bit of googling led me to a utility called ScpToolkit, which is the only safe and easy way to wirelessly use any type of PS3 controller in Windows. It is no longer under active development, but you can download it on GitHub. Everything is pretty simple. However, if you are planning to go down this route, I strongly recommend that you purchase a separate Bluetooth dongle for them. One of the tiny $15 USB types will work just fine. The problem is that if you have drivers installed to use them wirelessly, a Bluetooth receiver using those drivers will not connect to other types of BT devices. All of this will disappear from your system unless you uninstall the drivers again. If you want a pair of cheap gamepads for your PC and don't mind using a cable or running crappy old software, they'll do the job perfectly.