I've not played my PS3 in a while. Couple days ago I played LBP with my kid. Out of my 4 dualshocks, 2 no longer charge (they still work if I have them plugged into power), and they all feel like the buttons are not as responsive as they once were. Probably due to me mostly using the Dualshock 4 and Vita far more, and going back to my old Dualshock 3's they feel really used.
I'm surprised that the Dualshock 3 still goes for the same price of $54.99 in stores. I found these (link below) for $9.99 each, no shipping. Certainly a cheap knock off, but they are well reviewed. People note the vibrate is rather weak, but that isn't a deal breaker for me.
Anyone have experience with these, or the cheap knock offs in general? I seem to remember something a few years ago that there was a PS3 update that made knock off DS3's stop working. Did I dream that?
http://www.focalprice.com/GC0097B/Six_Axis_DualShock_Wireless_Controller_for_PS3_Black.html?utm_source=CS&utm_medium=GM_US&utm_campaign=CS_GM_US_GC0097B&source=CS_PLA_US&gclid=CLuu5LbLyccCFQZbfgodgJcNsQ