It shouldn't affect gameplay as long as they work. Either they make contact or they don't, right? I guess you could try going in and pressing the button 100 times and see if it registers all 100 at different push speeds, angles, and strengths. Even 1 out of a 100 failures would be enough for me to replace the switch since I play a lot of fighting games.
Also, you might like cherry switches better if your cab has stiffer industrial microswitches installed. Cheap operators had a habit of doing that sometimes.