Different types of Dual Shock 2 controllers?

[Mirage]

That or it's just age making the logos become missing and dirt inside the pad making the buttons harder. Either one is possible.

Seems unlikely, when the controller that's missing the logo is his *new* controller, not the old one.

Also, I've never heard of a black DS1 controller, and even DS1s had the sony logo and all that. That logo simply isn't placed somewhere that would be subjected to a lot of wear.

So no, i would say it is far more likely that you just got a fake third party controller.

He also never said anything about from where he ordered them. For all we know, it could have been from dealextreme, and that place is full of third party products that pretend to be the real thing.

Also, pressure sensitive buttons is usually the first thing to go bye-bye in low quality third party controllers like that.

Even the Logitech wireless PS2 controller I've got has sucky pressure sensors, and in practice only detect 2-3 different levels of pressure. Playing GT4 with that controller is terrible.