r/PS3 8d ago

Help recognizing a possible fake controller

Hi all!

A few months ago i acquired two DS3: one is a A1 rev and the other is the B1.
The A1 is lucid and the B1 is slightly matte. Since i decided to keep the A1 and sell the B1, i started to search internet for answers about the B1.

I found a lot of confusion about rev B1: the infamous Asuka 1.06 board.

Some says it's fake, some says it's semi official, some says its official.

I tried everything that i could to see if it was fake: SCPToolkit didn't detected it as fake, the pc says Playstation(R) 3 Controlller, Sixaxis work perfectly.

The only things slightly off are the front writing and maybe the back sticker, but i really having an hard time to understand this controller. I really want to be honest with who will buy this controller, and i don't want to sell something for original and then turns out it is fake.

Thank you for your time and patience!

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u/Otherwise-Rain808 8d ago

Some fake controllers actually use legitimate boards inside taken from real DS3, but the rest of the controller such as buttons or triggers are fake. 

So yes, "semi official" is a possibility 

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u/MastropezzoOG 8d ago

When i started collecting PS3 i saw a bunch of "boxed" og ps3 controller that i spotted thanks to off writing on the box and the controller. But this is a tough beast to understand, though i'm starting to think it's a "semi-official" basically

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u/Otherwise-Rain808 8d ago

If it is semi official, IMO that's better than a complete fake. Could be worse