I buy this controller there 2 weeks expensive and not expensive Amazon partner and I can tell you that it is an official because I disassemble and view an article about the difference between counterfeit and true and I ' I could point out that it is well and truly an Official Sony and it complies and hardness of the joystick and that these are new series make it contrary to my previous 500 who did not nhésiter my 300 to buy it is a very good handle Sony DualShock 3.