of course they're always better than 3rd parties, they're specifically devloped for the system, but not all of the 3rd parties are bad. my og ps3 cotroller finally died out for good after 5+ years. before it wouldn't hold a charge, but i could still plug the controller in and play. now, i get nothing. i've been relying on the 3 3rd party controllers that i have. 2 of them are nyko's. one of them has a shorted cord on it(i actually have to tape the wire and move it around
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), and on the other one, the left analog stick won't stay in a constant place. the other 3rd party i have, just has both of the right shoulder buttons ripped off of it. basically, the last 3rd party has lasted the longest because my fiance got it when she first bought the system. it's a wireless one, but the 2 nyko's are wired. the nyko's were the best deals of all tho...i got 2 for like 24-26 dollars off of amazon. have kid's breh's
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