Wireless Controller for PS2 - Twin Vibration Game Remote Gamepad Compatible with Playstation 2 Console

Bought these for my psone it worked but when reciever was in psone the memory card did not read. Not their fault advertised for ps2 and works great on my ps2 so still 5 stars. Just don't buy for a psone.

Feels a lot like the OG PS2 controller. It’s kinda nice not having to worry about the cord, since my usual play spot is above the TV and system and I needed a cord extender before. The analog sticks offer a little bit of resistance, which is good for me since it means they aren’t just spinning around Willy-Nilly. Shape Buttons (Triangle, Square, ect) respond accurately as well as the R and L buttons. The only stiffness I sense is with the D-pad. I would think those buttons will loosen up over time though.Overall: get the controllers. If your old PS2 games still give you the joy now that they did then, you won’t regret it.

So first for the pros and cons.Pros: Very light weight. I removed the vibration motors and they weigh less even than most modern controllers. Battery life is pretty ok with power saving (though probably still better to turn them off via the switch.) Buttons have a fairly good feel to them. They are definitely not soft, but they do seem to trigger fine. I haven't had any issues with missing inputs in games (I had a gamepad for a different system recently that required you to really mash the buttons hard to register.) Very springy, so probably pretty quick. D-pad seems to be fairly accurate. It's a bit of a short press, but it seems to switch between cardinals and diagonals pretty accurately and easily for me. Shoulder buttons are well shaped and placed. This can be a problem on a lot of controllers (especially more modern system ones.) The appearance isn't half bad. I'm not big on transparent plastics or various colors, but I got the transparent blue as I didn't like the other combo packs and it's kind of ok. The PCB is painted red so it looks a bit better than the generic standard green PCBs.Cons: LEDs are *way* too bright. This is a standard problem in most modern electronics. I had to use LightDims on them to tone them down so they don't bug me when I hold the controller in line of sight. (These are best applied inside directly on top of the LEDs and would look ugly on the outside unless you can find some to match the case color which I think isn't possible with the blue.) There are two LEDs and they took two internally but would even be four externally because they used optical plastics to carry the light to the side even though it's clear, but since it's clear they also come out the top too. The buttons are a bit scratchy. I think this will probably smooth out over time, but I had some Krytex grease left over from working on keyboard switches and put it on and now they move pretty smoothly. Most people will have to just count on breaking it in over a long time (may take months of regular use.) Both a pro and a con, the light weight is because a softer, thinner plastic is used. This is a pro for the light weight, but a con in that they are a little easier to scratch and less tough against drops and such. But at this point you're probably buying these for an adult, so maybe less of an issue. I consider this a positive tradeoff as I take care of my electronics, but some may disagree (especially if kids will be using them.) They still can take a reasonable level of punishment, just not as much as the OEM controllers. The plastic is very smooth. A matte exterior can give a slightly better grip, though rubberized is best and these are neither. Since they are light this is less of an issue as they don't have as much tendency to pull out of your grip anyway, but rubber would have been more comfortable. The obvious: the batteries are 2xAAA instead of lithium ion. Of course, PS2 controllers didn't use lithium ion during its active time period, but it would be nice if more modern designs could include that even though older ones didn't. (There is at least one on the market but it costs roughly 4x more per controller which is just not worth it.) NiMH has fewer cycles and lower capacity compared to lithium ion typically and alkaline batteries are just a pain to deal with. Unfortunately you won't find any that do in this price range. The batteries are connected internally to the main PCB via two contacts. These probably can come loose over time if subjected to any external force. I don't really know why they did this as all controller designs I've seen in the past simply use a soldered wire to the battery contacts instead. They seemed to want the outer shell to be completely removable without using a connector, but they could have at least used springs on one end to make it a bit more flexible. This may or may not be a problem long term even if you don't have a tight grip or drop it or anything -- I'm not sure yet -- but it wasn't the best design choice. They should last a good while and are fairly easy to fix though if you know about them. Just open it up (you need only lift the bottom casing slightly, so nothing really has to come out of place) and bend the battery contacts a few degrees -- not very much -- so they make good contact again, then reassemble. For some reason they remember if they powered down automatically due to no signal (power saving feature.) In other words, if you turn them off and then back on they won't just come on. You have to press the start button to wake them up even if you flip the switch. This is a strange design choice that may have confused some people. I thought one of my controllers was dead for a while because of it as most controllers wake on any button press instead of only one specific button and it stayed off even after I flipped the switch and changed the batteries. I think this possibly has confused quite a lot of people into thinking they were broken when they weren't.As a side note, I haven't had the opportunity to test them on any fighting games or other low-latency demanding things yet (have to rescue some discs) so I can't comment on latency yet. In normal gaming I feel like the latency is very good with immediate feedback (button sounds, etc) when I press them and no obvious delay beyond that of the games themselves so I can at least verify they are not bad and are ok for normal action games.Overall for the price I don't think you'll get any better options. Most of us don't want to plunk $50 down on a single controller for an old console we pulled out and dusted off mostly for simpler games anyway. Most of the best stuff that demands really good controllers has been rereleased or simply isn't exclusive and our more modern devices handle them better anyway. The PS2 has a few really good games that mostly aren't very demanding but simply aren't playable any other way (excluding emulation of course) that makes it worth digging out and investing reasonable amounts to get it up and running again though. At less than half the cost of a better gamepad I have one for probably years of use and a spare for when anything happens to it.

Good value for the price, one controller didnt work right away but after flipping the on off switch a few times and taking the batteries out and back in it worked fine.

Our tv is hung on the wall and the sofa sits back farther. The corded ones are too short, and if the kids sit closer, either they get tripped over or the dogs walk into the cords. So now kids the kids can see the whole screen and be comfortable at the same time!

I like the comfort of holding these. The texture on the outside of the controller has good grip. The analog joysticks work great! However, the d-pad is not pressure sensitive. It’s either all or nothing. While trying to play NASCAR ‘06 with the d-pad, I couldn’t control the car as it would turn too sharply with the directional pad. There was no “touch” involved as with my previous Sony controller. I realize these are not made by Sony, but it’s falsely advertised as having pressure sensitive d-pads.

They work great. I can get a good distance away from my 50 inch now. Battery life is good and the controller feels great in my hands. It has a sleep feature when you're away for too long to save battery and you just press start to get it going again. Definitely one of the better third party wireless controllers for ps2 I have had.

Connected right away to the PS3, works well, no connection issues, operates from at least 12ft.