I've had the controller for about five months.. it worked alright on my old laptop. With my new one (2007 model Lenovo/IBM R series as opposed to 2008) it doesn't register as even existing when I plug it into a USB port, occasionally it will appear for a few seconds and then disappear again.. Everything else I plug into the USB ports work.The controller worked fine till a few weeks ago. I'm just peeved that there is money down the drain and more to shell out if I even want to play anything.