The first thing I noticed about this controller was how good it feels. Although it's hard plastic, it feels soft and almost rubberized. The thumbsticks actually do have rubber tops which make them more comfortable to use, especially for a long game session. I found all the buttons and thumb sticks to be very responsive and it works well both as designed as an XBOX controller as well as plugged in to a PC. The real benefit though of this controller (over the standard controller) are toggle switches on the bottom of the controller which are completely customizable. The controller's faceplate comes off and can be swapped with other faceplates sold separately by PDP. If you are looking for a good, third party, controller, this one from PDP does a solid job.