Which was expected, But otherwise is in great condition

What I received was a used, scratched up controller. Not what I was expecting.

Best xbox controller i have ever had, instead of the knobs having little bumps for grip, this controller has a inverted circle which after months of intense gameplay has not worn off yet. A+ product.

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I bought this controller because I hate the standard Xbox 360 controller's d-pad. It just doesn't work that well. This controller however is much better. The "transforming" d-pad works really well. I always keep it on the 4 way setting because it works the best for me that way. The 8 way setting doesn't work as well in my opinion, but is still better than a standard d-pad. Hot keying items on Fallout 3, New Vegas, and TES IV: Oblivion(Yes I still play it) is much less of a hassle now than before. It can still be annoying assigning them to the 4 angled directions, but like I said before it works better than on a standard controller. Now on to cosmetics; the matte silver and gloss black finish are very nice, and the grey scale of the face buttons is a nice touch as well. All in all it feels like any other wireless Xbox 360 controller I've played on, except with a much needed improvement on the d-pad. The thumb-sticks have a different grip on them than standard Xbox 360 controllers, but I can't really say whether or not they work any better or worse because I use Grip-iT thumb-stick covers on all of my controllers because they feel better to me than any surfaces the factory uses. I have had the controller for about 4 1/2 months now and use it 20+ hours a week and have not seen any signs of the d-pad breaking like I have read about in other reviews. For $65, with a play and charge kit included, it is worth the money.

After laying to rest my Xbox controller affectionately named "Sticky" it was time for a replacement. I found this gem without much searching and was surprised to see that it was less expensive than in store. I saved around $10 and the shipment was super-fast. Like, two-and-a-half-days-fast. I love the new controller and I was very happy with the whole process.

I bought this when it first came out about four months ago and it has become my go-to Xbox controller ever since. I love the improved design of the analogue sticks which grip the thumbs better to reduce slipping and the fact that it is play & charge so I don't have to waste money on batteries anymore.The main reason I bought it at release day, thus paying full MSRP, was because of the promise of a better D-Pad. I love fighting games; and being raised on the SNES, I prefer using a D-Pad rather than a joystick. It's no mystery that the original OEM 360 D-Pad is the worst-designed piece of garbage, so I have searched for 3rd party Xbox controllers with better D-Pads and even tried a few adapters to use PS2 controllers on the 360. I had not found a satisfying solution, so I was hoping that this would be the answer. I can honestly tell you it is better than the original 360 D-Pad design, but it still doesn't match the funtionality of the PS2/PS3 D-Pad for fighting games. I found that my accuracy did improve with distinguishing down-diagonal moves from directly down and the same with up & up-diagonal. I've gone back a few times to the original 360 controller just to confirm that it's not just a mental impression brought about by preconceived expectiations; and yes, I can definitely see a improvement. This controller would've gotten 5 stars except for one thing: they made it so it can still be transformed back into the sucky design. Why, Microsoft? Do you really think there's gamers out there that really enjoy less accuracy? We are buying this controller to escape the crappy D-Pad design... and you make this one transformable back into suck? So what that translates into is that as I am busting out combos in SSFIV and throw a fire ball followed by dragon punch, the D-Pad pops back up into disk mode and breaks my combo. You cannot do special moves without this thing popping up and down! It's obnoxious!So I almost went with a $200.00 XCM converter, but finally just decided to get a PS3 so I could play the exclusives as well as buy all my fighting games for that system. I will never again buy another fighting game for the 360 until the D-Pad is really, truly fixed.I do recommend this controller, but just not for fighting games. The D-Pad situation has not been rectified satisfactorily. But for everything else, it's great.**Update 6/2/11**D-Pad just broke off tonight as I was playing Soul Calibur IV. It is really too bad that MS took the cheapest route in their half-a**ed attempt to fix their crappy d-pad. Upon closer inspection after it broke off, the d-pad is obviously a cheap, thin hollow plastic shell.This controller was never abused or treated roughly; just normal use playing Street Fighter IV, Soul Calibur IV, and King of Fighters. MS made poor decisions in design and production material for the d-pad. The rest of the controller is great. But I purchased it for the "improved" d-pad to play fighting games. Now I am once again without a decent d-pad thanks to MS's production short-cuts and weak efforts to make a decent d-pad. Changing my rating to one-star.**Update 5/4/13**I replaced the broken d-pad using and am now once-again very happy with the controller. Other than the d-pad, it is very robust and sturdy. I have restricted use to only games that require no more than light to moderate use of the d-pad.For anyone interested in the best solution that I have found for playing retro/ 2D style games on the 360; I got a couple of the Sega Saturn PS2 controllers off of Yahoo Japan auctions and PS2->360 adapters and they work perfectly.

I bought my first XBox 360 from a friend, acquiring with it three used controllers with fried battery packs and a play-and-charge cord which stop charging if flexed, due to an internal break (and then caused the controller to disconnect, due to the dead battery packs...annoying). When I passed these items on to another friend and bought a new slim 360, I needed a play-and-charge kit and thus purchased this silver controller mostly to acquire the charging cord.When I saw the controller, however, I was pleasantly surprised with its aesthetics, and have not since used the standard black one at all.Since I had been using worn-out controllers, this new one made a big difference in feel. All the buttons worked properly but most importantly the analog sticks were no longer damaged. Of course, this was to be expected with any NEW product.More significant are the two major changes to the controller, those being color and the D-pad. I'm sure many people, like myself, consider color to be seriously low on the list of important controller attributes, but this silver controller is undeniably attractive. Although the pictures represent it pretty well, I expected the silver color to be like most silver plastic...tacky and fake-looking. Consequently, I was quite impressed with the quality of the finish, both of the silver controller body and the chrome D-pad and guide buttons. I was equally impressed by the "monochrome" A/B/X/Y buttons. I had overlooked this detail in the photos because after all, I know what a 360 controller looks like and didn't study the pictures too much. The buttons are colored in differing shades of gray as though the color controller had been photographed in black and white. I thought this was a nice touch. The front plate of the controller (where the headset/chatpad jack is located) is finished in glossy black like the new standard black controller.The adjustable D-pad is the other new feature. The standard 360 controller features an 8-way D-pad with a slightly raised cross pattern to allow easier access to the Up, Down, Right, and Left directions which are by far more commonly used than the diagonals (which seem to be limited to martial arts games, as far as I understand...I have never played a game which used them). Unfortunately, this "easier access" really did not work that well. I cannot count how often I have turned on night vision in Call of Duty while attempting to pull out a Claymore, or how violently I have had to mash the button to get the pop-up "Telemetry" display to go away in Forza Motorsport.The new controller instead features a D-pad which, when rotated 90 degrees one way or the other, locks the cross portion into a "raised" or "lowered" position. The lowered position is basically the same as the old controller, while the raised position greatly accentuates the L/R/U/D directions.While this is a nice attempt to correct the complaints about the D-pad, it unfortunately falls a little short of functional, and still behaves mostly like the standard design. The Playstation controller is much better in this regard because there are four separate buttons, but unfortunately this prevents the use of diagonals, unless two buttons were pressed simultaneously (which, by my analysis of the circuit board inside the 360 controller, is actually how the XBox design works). However, D-pad aside, I greatly prefer the ergonomics of the 360 controller to those of the PS2 and PS3.The play and charge portion of this kit (and the main reason I purchased it) is also as good as ever. The cord is more than long enough for me and probably most people, and doesn't get in the way of playing. Although I keep the cord plugged in at all times while playing, rather than wasting batteries, I keep the battery pack installed because it is awkward to hold the controller without it, in my opinion. Unfortunately, this is probably causing short-cycle damage to the battery, and it would likely be safer if I installed an empty AA battery holder in its place.Overall, I couldn't be much happier with this controller. The D-pad, while improved, could still use some tweaking, but the new color scheme, the tried-and-true ergonomics, and the money-saving play and charge kit are all excellent. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is purchasing a new XBox 360 and doesn't have a charging cord, or who wants to replace their worn-out controller with something a little different and "jazzed up."