- #DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER INSTALL#
- #DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER DRIVERS#
- #DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER PATCH#
- #DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER WINDOWS 10#
- #DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER PC#
#DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER INSTALL#
Install DS4Windows, and have it open it anytime you want to use your DS3 on the PC.Install controller drivers: DsHidMini.
#DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER DRIVERS#
#DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER PC#
The cable is needed whenever you want to connect a DS3 controller to your PC *for the first time*, or re-connect it to the PC after you've connected it to your PS3. To set things up, you will need a USB cable of the kind that's needed to connect the controller to your PS3.What you'll need to do in a nutshell (quick instructions for each of these steps further below) : Controller can be switched off by holding L1+R1+PS button.6 on BT is a Windows limitation apprently Apparently, you can connect up to 8 controllers.To connect your DS3 controller, you will need to have DS4Windows open.Even the rumble effects work perfectly in games that have such effects.Dual Shock 3 will be recognized in Steam and non-Steam games, and mapping of buttons should work as expected.You will be able to connect wirelessly your Dual shock 3 controllers to your PC by pressing the PS button, via Bluetooth.Thanks a ton to the excellent people who developed all of these and the great effort they make to support others set it up. Below, you'll find links to the original sources, which contain detailed guides, as well as my own quick guide to set things up. After wasting quite some time going through outdated guides in Reddit and elsewhere, I finally found a method that gives excellent results and is convenient to use.
#DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER WINDOWS 10#
Got a subreddit you want to see here? Message the mods! (It must be PS3 related.) Spoiler Guide (#s "Don't get wet.")īased on my searches, it seems that Reddit posts are all outdated in terms of the advice available to set up a Dual Shock 3 controller in Windows 10 PCs. Legacy Platforms: PS3 - PS2 - PS1 - PSP Game Subreddits (Exclusives) PS3 Games r/PS3 Official Recommended Games List Subreddit Schedule Weekly Day Posts that don't meet the guidelines above are subject to removal without notice and possibly a ban from the subreddit at moderator's discretion. Please check r/PS3's Posting Guidelines below BEFORE posting or commenting! Not a controller person? Here's a round-up of the best gaming keyboards, and best gaming mouse. Bluetooth can be finicky, and any problem you run into could be due to hardware, or your particular version of Windows, or drivers… in other words, good luck. You may also find help in ScpToolkit's Github discussions. If you have issues with Bluetooth, it could be that your dongle isn't supported. Once the LED is on, unplug the controller, and it'll once again be synced via Bluetooth. If you allow ScpToolkit to start with Windows, you should simply be able to plug in your PS3 controller again and it'll instantly be recognized. You'll get a notification in the system tray when it does. If you're not about that wired business, and followed all the Bluetooth installation steps above, you should be able to simply unplug the controller, and after a couple seconds it will sync via Bluetooth. Some games let you manually choose your button icons, though. Unfortunately, this means that it won't register as a PlayStation controller to the few games that have native DualShock 4 support, so you won't get the correct Square/Cross/Triangle/Circle button icons by default. Any game with native XInput support-pretty much any modern PC game that supports gamepads-should recognize it without a hitch. Now that it's installed, the Dualshock 3 should behave like an Xbox 360 controller. Voila! Using it Using your Playstation 3 controller on PC If you plan to use your PS3 controller with the emulator, click Browse to navigate to your PCSX2 installation folder, then click Enable to install the patch.
#DUALSHOCK 3 PC DRIVER PATCH#
PCSX2 emulator note: The PCSX2 settings tab allows you to patch the emulator's LilyPad controller plugin to support the pressure sensitive buttons. To disable them, click the Sound settings tab and uncheck "Enable notification sounds." ScpToolkit starts up with Windows by default, and also plays some sound effects that you might find obnoxious. Most of these settings you should be able to leave alone. Here you can change some settings like disabling rumble, adjusting analog stick deadzones, and more. Look in your Start Menu for ScpToolkit Settings Manager. Now that it's installed, you'll see ScpToolkit as an icon in your system tray.