Wired USB Game Pad Controller... Is it a safe buy? [EDITED]

I don't know much about eBay, but I'll offer what I think.
Ships from Hong Kong, so it's a chinese knockoff. The seller is rated well so you'll at least get the thing, and it should work. For how long, I have no clue.

I would personally do this: Real one
As I know I'd get a decent quality item.

I would stay away from generic controllers. From my experience, they aren't built to last. Remember, you get what you pay for.

Cheapest one controller to buy from Xbox 360 is this one I have "Thrustmaster GP Xid" is actually not worse than the Original from Microsoft, but it doesn't support vibration(there are other versions of it that support it), you need to apply more force to fully press triggers(but they work even if pressing a little), the DPad is actually better, and the weight is more light, I compared it to the original from Microsoft Xbox 360 that my friend has.

So the one you are looking is just a Chinese copy of the Original, it doesn't even have Xbox logo if you see, because of copyright.

If you want to buy a controller, buy from a trusted brand at least, Microsoft, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Razer, etc.

Why do you want a wired one? Also go get a original one, quality will be a lot better. I tested a lot of controllers while I was going to bought something and the quality of the cheapest was not that good like the original xd.

Hum the page is blocked for me, i can't see which controller it is.
Anyway, i had a Thrustmaster some years ago with lot of buttons.
I liked it, good quality and quite cheap.
Then i broke it and since, i am offering a second life to my PS2 controllers with an adaptor for PC.

ps3/ps4 controllers can be used with steam games also.If you already have one laying around.

*edit..using my extra ps4 controller for pc gaming

You use consoles at all? PS3 controllers make nice pc controllers, you need scp drivers but you can have 4 controllers :)

I don't own any console. I don't know anything about console related stuff, so that's why I'm asking here. Basically, I don't care about the "quality" of the controller, if it'll last. for a year or two.

i have used generic USB pads my whole life, and most of them did their job perfectly. especially with the x360ce thing.
since those are supposed to be Xbox compatible, you won't need any other (probably) application to use the pad with PC games.
if it's cheap enough, go for it.

Get a rock candy one they are really good.

Just ordered one last week. I really don't like the off name brand your looking at. Spend the bit extra, and have one that will last longer. MHO.

your better off just search ebay for a playstation 1/2 to pc controller converter . cost me like 3 bucks, and my PlayStation 2 and ps1 controllers now work on my computer

search "playstation 2 controller to pc"

my first 2 choices from search result are what i own and you can plug 2 controllers into them so 2 player games

Bought a PS3 chinese controller.

Works like a charm with Steam. Vibrates too.

If you're not going to get an official 360 or XOne pad then you should always at least make sure to pick one from the other big names out there like Logitech or Razer or Thrustmaster. This is because game compatibility these days is often limited purely to official XOne or 360 pads. Now the other big names out there are at least supported by X360CE which emulates having a 360 pad on others. But for all the others that aren't supported by X360CE you're left completely out of luck if the game doesn't detect the pad to begin with or incorrectly detects it and/or some of it's buttons or sticks. (In a game like Mini Ninjas just emulating a 360 pad wasn't even enough, I actually had to find my Logitech Rumblepad 2's name in the registry and had to alter it to that of a proper 360 pad for the game to detect it).

So no, in my opinion getting a knock-off like that, or even just a pad that isn't widely known, is never a good option.

This is one case where it pays heavily to stick to official stuff because it's the only way you're guaranteed compatibility otherwise you have to rely on workarounds which may or may not cater to whatever you've cheaped out on.

i use my ps3 controller on my pc with an xbox emulator driver. so i can play every game whitch is compytible to xbox pad. and i can play with ps3 controle settings. and you can use more as one pad at same time. ah and you can use it with BT or usb. i use only usb couse i dont need to reload my pad.

I use a wired usb blue Rock Candy xbox controller that I bought from Walmart. It is hands down the next best thing to an actual microsoft official xbox 360 controller. I've bought the "AfterGlow" and a bunch of different generic ones from China via amazon. All of them have broke or got really bad stick drift. The Rock Candy controller I have NEVER had any kind of problem with for the last year. All the other brands were broken in some manner within 2 months

I once bought one that, if it's not that one, looked exactly like that. It was definitely made of cheap plastic, had an issue in a few games where the left analog stick was permanently stuck to the left, and the buttons were more "clicky" than they should have been. Other than that I didn't have any problems, and they're probably worth about the asking price if you literally don't have $40 to spend. Amazon has the real thing for $25 right now though, and I'd recommend that over the knockoff.

yep, logitech is better than some totally generic thing.

The Logitech one seems fine.

Buy an official wired XBOX 360 controller, everybody recommended me getting one and they were right. It's da shit. (also looks and feels really really durable)

i personally bought Speedlink XEOX Pro Analog which does both Direct Input and XInput. according to reviews it's even nicer to hold in hands, and it is nice, it has a nice rubber cover and is rather precise.

however it is cheaper than MS one only in my country, it seems. original one will be decent no matter what.

Im using Logitech Rumblepad 2 for PC.I bought it like 8 years ago and never had any problems with this controller.

Logitech F510 is the best CORDED PC gamepad i guess. Same as F310, but with force feedback. I have mine for 2+ years. It's really indestructible. Also it have cool feature - u can choose input type: Direct Input (Old games, emulators etc) or X-Input (xbox style, all modern games).

i wouldnt buy anything from Banggood, which is the seller u just linked on ebay. they are in china and take WEEKS if not a month or more to ship items

personally i buy 360 gamepads only cause pretty much all PC games work with them and a lot of other gamepads even logitech dont work with all games. i buy from newegg as they very poften have sales on thee controllers. ive bought a few there from 25-35$ at different times. its a little more money than it looks like ytou are trying to spend but it is worth it as the quality is much higher and it will work with all games. the last thing you want is a cheaper gamepad that ends up not working in all your games or just poops out in 1 year or less.