Low Price PS3 Fighting Stick 3

I'll start this by saying that I have several Hori controllers across multiple platforms and their game pads haven't failed me in as long as I can remember...This stick though, well that's a different story.

I have to two star this stick because of the buttons. They're hard to press (you're not getting contact with a pinky on this one unless you've got huge beefy hands) and the responsiveness is sluggish. After a couple months of on and off use it also seems like the right most two buttons aren't coming back to top dead center anymore, which really didn't surprise me because I was forced to really slam the buttons to get good precise presses, something I shouldn't have to do with an arcade stick. Its not surprising though considering the price point this stick sits at. The joystick itself though, like with most out of the box arcade sticks is actually really responsive for being generic.

With some finagling you can get this stick to work in Windows on the PC if you know the overall technique to get any native PS3 controllers to work in Windows, so that's a minor plus.

The biggest problem I had with this stick is the turbo function. I don't know how they're making the PCB for this piece of equipment but the turbo button has a tendency to get stuck in the constant on position for all the buttons which causes all the buttons (including start, select, home, etc) to occasionally spaz out which necessitates unplugging it from the console in order for it to right itself.

Modability of this stick is also not for the noobs. You have to do a whole lot of de-soldering to get the buttons out (the anchor directly into the PCB) and, in turn, be really careful with your solder joints putting the new ones in. The holes for the buttons also aren't standard so you're going to either have to mod the buttons (if you buy Sanwa 28mm's) or mod the bore holes that the buttons fit into. All of this can be done though if you're willing to put some elbow grease into it. The bigger problem is the vertical clearance for the joystick. A standard Sanwa JLF will fit into it but you'll have to remove some of the internal plastic where the stick anchors on the underside of the top plate and do some drilling and dremeling to get it all to to fit..which includes shaving some material off the bottom plate so that the stick doesn't make contact with it.

I can't really give this more than two stars because of the lack of modibility and the absolutely atrocious button response.Get more detail about PS3 Fighting Stick 3.