3rd party PS3 Controllers

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 8 Jul 2013 at 00:28

I went to boot up my PS3 today to play some games that I picked up, but my PS3 dualshock 3 controller has unfortunately died on me as soon as I go to play

I hardly play my PS3, but I want to replay some of the exclusives I missed out on when I moved to PC gaming as I can pick them up for cheap now as this generation is drawing to a close.

The official controllers are £40-50 which is way too much as I'm only going to playing for a bit, so I looked at third party ones. I'm currently looking at the Afterglow wired controller which can be had for cheap and has good reviews (a quick search came up with a review from IGN saying that it's one of the best 3rd party controllers.)

Are there any other ones before I purchase this one? Thanks

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 12 Jul 2013 at 14:59

When I pressed one button, It would activate some other buttons on the controller, making it impossible to play a game, eg when I try to jump,it would open the start menu.

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 12 Jul 2013 at 18:57

I just got back from town and had a quick look in game, the only decent looking controllers they had were the afterglow AP. 2 and the Gioteck GC2, both around £20. which would you say is the better controller, as i've just found a voucher for game when i returned some stuff a while back, or is there any other controllers which I should just get instead? Thanks.

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 13 Jul 2013 at 14:41

Any other suggestions? I'll probably buy the Afterglow AP 2, seems pretty good and I can pick it up at my local store.

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 16 Jul 2013 at 07:40

Haggisman said:
Sounds like your controller is doing similar to mine - kept pushing the D-pad whenever I used the left stick. Have you tried opening it up and checking if there is any gunk/hair or so in there pushing against the plastic film? I completely dismantled mine and it turned out the plastic contact film was pinched in one corner (you'll understand what I mean if you open it). Carefully put it back together, and it's been good as new since.

I've tried multiple times to no avail unfortunately