This review is from: Official Sony DualShock 3 Controller (PS3) (Accessory)
Unfortunately there is no other choice… spend the money. After trying other cheaper controllers, I have realised that I was just wasting more time and money. The official controller may cost more than it should do but at least you don’t become frustrated with inferior quality equipment.
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This review is from: Official Sony DualShock 3 Controller (PS3) (Accessory)
Firstly, I’m not saying all sold on Amazon are fake. If you buy DIRECT FROM AMAZON chances are your item will be genuine, otherwise I wouldnt trust any other seller. I, like many others in the reviews on here have been hood-winked into buying an Official Sony product that turns out to be a cheap fake replica from asia… When you receive your product, check the packaging- Sony now use a black cardboard angular box with a clear from window.
Check the model number/serial number and the barcode to the Official controller you got with the system.
ALSO compare the printed silver ‘SONY’ stamped logo on the centre of the controller, and the DualShock 3 blue logo on the top-right side of the controller, next to the USB connector.
Finally, some people have had problems with the fakes not charging, or only working when plugged in via USB. If you think your product is fake, return it and REPORT the seller!!
People buy these fakes in bulk, to sell on at a profit, on sites such as Amazon and Especially eBay!! The Official items come in various colours, I’ve seen the fakes sold in White(which mine was) Red, Blue, Pink, Yellow. I’ve not seen a fake pad in the Jungle Green colour (which I had an offical pad with a Killzone 3 Boxset) or in the Cosmic Blue and red colours which came with Infamous 2.
Make sure to check yours carefully before you use it, don’t get rip off and fill some con-artist’s pocket!!
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This review is from: Official Sony DualShock 3 Controller (PS3) (Accessory)
With all the talk about counterfeit PS3 controllers, I have been wondering if I would fall victim to the false selling of official controller.
I’ve been scouring the internet looking into why my “new” and “official” pad takes such a long time to sync with my ps3 and I thought oh maybe its to do with the first time connection via usb but sadly this isn’t the case.
To anyone purchasing a PS3 controller, counterfeit pads look nearly identical and since Sony like to mess with pad model numbers across the globe its increasingly difficult to just base your investigation on that alone since some people may source abroad and sell here for a profit.
Major flaw with the fake controller is firstly it does not sync instantly with the PS3 (I use PS3 slim) I’ve got four pads inclusive of this counterfeit pad, ran a test on all four my old 3 pads all sync with one or two blinks pad 1 synced but with the final “new official black controller” it blinks once twice then it goes solid for a second or two which is very different behaviour from the other 3 pads.
Lastly from the box to the serial they differ with pad serial stating A1 and the box doesn’t state A1 which I have odd and alignment issue with the printing of START on the pad the S is over the button where as the other 3 pads the T is aligned over the button. One last thing is the manual is printed on a A4 piece of paper folded by hand it seems as its all jagged which didn’t match up to any of my sony manuals which are machine folded nice and neat.
Here are countries serials, also Sony have been releasing newer pads with A1/B1 lately
E Europe H Hong Kong HK Hong Kong J Japan K Korea R Russia T Taiwan U United States
Hope this helps anyone who gets a new pad
EDIT: 24th December
I have made a further purchase but paying additional £2 from Amazon instead of the 3rd party seller.
If anyone is interested in one more tip to discovering a counterfeit pad, then look no further to the pad L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons, I have taken a look at my four official pads which includes the latest purchase the indentation of the L1, L2, R1, R2 is very clean and deep but on the counterfeit pad its not deep and as clean as the official pads.
Please take a look at the photos I’ve posted where you can see the counterfeit and genuine packages along with the difference in manuals
Hope this helps further, I’ve raised a complaint with Amazon regarding the counterfeit controllers so hopefully they will be able to help us on this matter.
EDIT: 4th Jan 2013 Last extra piece of information for those looking for instant verification regarding fake pads! Look at the sony computer entertainment logo, always in a golden colour! but the fake packaging is in this barcode black and white.
Happy New Year all! Lets hope Amazon remove these fake pads if they are shipping for the 3rd party (marketplace) armed with the information.
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It’s official,
Unfortunately there is no other choice… spend the money.
After trying other cheaper controllers, I have realised that I was just wasting more time and money.
The official controller may cost more than it should do but at least you don’t become frustrated with inferior quality equipment.
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|WARNING: TAKE CARE WHEN PURCHASING ‘OFFICIAL SONY DUALSHOCK 3’,
Firstly, I’m not saying all sold on Amazon are fake. If you buy DIRECT FROM AMAZON chances are your item will be genuine, otherwise I wouldnt trust any other seller.
I, like many others in the reviews on here have been hood-winked into buying an Official Sony product that turns out to be a cheap fake replica from asia…
When you receive your product, check the packaging- Sony now use a black cardboard angular box with a clear from window.
Check the model number/serial number and the barcode to the Official controller you got with the system.
ALSO compare the printed silver ‘SONY’ stamped logo on the centre of the controller, and the DualShock 3 blue logo on the top-right side of the controller, next to the USB connector.
Finally, some people have had problems with the fakes not charging, or only working when plugged in via USB.
If you think your product is fake, return it and REPORT the seller!!
People buy these fakes in bulk, to sell on at a profit, on sites such as Amazon and Especially eBay!!
The Official items come in various colours, I’ve seen the fakes sold in White(which mine was) Red, Blue, Pink, Yellow.
I’ve not seen a fake pad in the Jungle Green colour (which I had an offical pad with a Killzone 3 Boxset)
or in the Cosmic Blue and red colours which came with Infamous 2.
Make sure to check yours carefully before you use it, don’t get rip off and fill some con-artist’s pocket!!
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|Careful with counterfeit PS3 controllers, they are becoming incredibly difficult to distinguish,
With all the talk about counterfeit PS3 controllers, I have been wondering if I would fall victim to the false selling of official controller.
I’ve been scouring the internet looking into why my “new” and “official” pad takes such a long time to sync with my ps3 and I thought oh maybe its to do with the first time connection via usb but sadly this isn’t the case.
To anyone purchasing a PS3 controller, counterfeit pads look nearly identical and since Sony like to mess with pad model numbers across the globe its increasingly difficult to just base your investigation on that alone since some people may source abroad and sell here for a profit.
Major flaw with the fake controller is firstly it does not sync instantly with the PS3 (I use PS3 slim) I’ve got four pads inclusive of this counterfeit pad, ran a test on all four my old 3 pads all sync with one or two blinks pad 1 synced but with the final “new official black controller” it blinks once twice then it goes solid for a second or two which is very different behaviour from the other 3 pads.
Lastly from the box to the serial they differ with pad serial stating A1 and the box doesn’t state A1 which I have odd and alignment issue with the printing of START on the pad the S is over the button where as the other 3 pads the T is aligned over the button. One last thing is the manual is printed on a A4 piece of paper folded by hand it seems as its all jagged which didn’t match up to any of my sony manuals which are machine folded nice and neat.
Here are countries serials, also Sony have been releasing newer pads with A1/B1 lately
E Europe
H Hong Kong
HK Hong Kong
J Japan
K Korea
R Russia
T Taiwan
U United States
Hope this helps anyone who gets a new pad
EDIT: 24th December
I have made a further purchase but paying additional £2 from Amazon instead of the 3rd party seller.
If anyone is interested in one more tip to discovering a counterfeit pad, then look no further to the pad L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons, I have taken a look at my four official pads which includes the latest purchase the indentation of the L1, L2, R1, R2 is very clean and deep but on the counterfeit pad its not deep and as clean as the official pads.
Please take a look at the photos I’ve posted where you can see the counterfeit and genuine packages along with the difference in manuals
Hope this helps further, I’ve raised a complaint with Amazon regarding the counterfeit controllers so hopefully they will be able to help us on this matter.
EDIT: 4th Jan 2013
Last extra piece of information for those looking for instant verification regarding fake pads! Look at the sony computer entertainment logo, always in a golden colour! but the fake packaging is in this barcode black and white.
Happy New Year all! Lets hope Amazon remove these fake pads if they are shipping for the 3rd party (marketplace) armed with the information.
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