I already own the other 3 colors available for these controllers and me along with others would even say they are better than the controllers you get with the console. The lights on the purple controller are a little dim compared to the red, green, and blue, and they look more like little black lights, but you can still definitely tell they are purple. the plastic they use is very smooth and the start and back buttons are in a nice spot. usually the color of the board inside is what the color of the lights will be, but there are a few versions of the red, green, and blue that have a black board. Another thing is that the older models have little switches on the back for the lights. The newer ones have a button that cycles through the light options, but the purple controller never got an update for the button or the black board. In the end i am very happy that i was able to find this controller. the purple is the rarest of the four and this was the only place i was able to not only find it cheap, but just find it at all!