The gamepad itself is perfectly fine, and is designed for people comfortable with the PlayStation design. I have had mine for over a year now, and it is not yet physically broken. Is everybody using it too hard??? Just one tip for the people reading this: DO NOT INSTALL THE LOGITECH DRIVERS ON XP. USE THE PLUG-AND-PLAY DRIVERS!!! The Logitech driver has given me a lot of problems, and the Windows XP Plug-and-Play drivers work fine. That's about the only reason for 4 stars: BAD DRIVERS.