User blog comment:Allgorhythm/My New Controller Toy/@comment-26175346-20150525103200/@comment-25604735-20150525151313

I have never had the controller parts of a Microsoft Controller to fail. I have had the rechargeable components fail on a few. The failure has been both on the controller itself as well as the cable that attaches the rechargeable controller to the console.

With respect to the Sabertooth, I certainly do not abuse it. It's designed for First Person Shooters which I rarely play. One of the few that I did play, Bioshock, I played largely in stealth mode. So, the games I play are much less stressful to the controller than the ones it was designed for. I also consider myself to have a soft touch. I don't pound buttons or push hard on sticks. I tap buttons and nudge the analog sticks. My feeling is that the Sabertooth uses very sensitive components for extra precision and satisfies durability as a result. Like I said earlier, before it fails, it is phenomenal but it will fail.

So, I reserve the Sabertooth for those games when the ability to use extra customizable buttons comes in handy.

I use both wired and wireless. My main setup has the console to the side in a special cabinet designed for A/V components. So, a wireless controller would not have unimpeded line of sight access to the console. Ironically, the setup is designed to hide wires and to keep equipment out of sight out of mind. So, the only visible wire is the one from the console to the controller.