Mad Catz Pittsburgh Steelers XBOX 360 Controller

 (56 customer reviews)

I purchased my controller brand new off of Amazon. I have had it maybe two months. I've only used it four or five times. The last time I used it it kept saying the controller was disconnected from the xbox and then the message would disappear. It did that 5 or 6 times within about 5 minutes. I checked the connection and it was solid. I finally gave up and went back to my old, trusty Microsoft wireless controller and it was fine.

As far as the controller goes (if you were to get one that works properly), the "thumbsticks" feel slick. The Microsoft brand has a kind of rubbery material used on theres, whereas Madcatz uses some kind of slick plastic. If you are playing a game that requires precision this one probably isn't for you.

I looked for reviews prior to purchasing and couldn't find any, so hopefully this helps.

Firstly, it's the freakin Miami Dolphins XBOX 360 controller.
Secondly, it's corded, and the cord is about 7-9 feet long, perfect for a dorm room college student who doesn't like to waste his money on batteries.
Thirdly, the sticks and triggers are made of a hard, more rugged feeling, plastic than the original 360 controller's. This takes about ten minutes of game time to get used to; however, after wards it has a better feel to it than the original.
Fourth, this is a little smaller than the original controller, and it has grips along the side to keep sweaty hands from dropping it in those intense plays that require a firm grip on the ba--controller.
Fifthly, the only way it could be better is if Dan Marino would sign mine.

"The slightly smaller size also gives you a slight advantage in that you can get to the buttons just a little bit faster," so my friends say, but they just have slower fingers than I do.

Cheap product - quality is questionable. Second remote bought. First one broke after about one month!