How to Use a PS3 Controller on a PC
Posted by Jonathan on Monday, August 27th, 2007 at 7:15 pm under Computer, Game Related Science, Hardware, Sony
One industrious modder out there has created a simple program so you can use your PS3’s SIXAXIS controller on a PC like a game pad. Here’s what you’ll need to do:
1. Download this archive and install the filter driver (libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe).
2. Unpack ps3sixaxis_en.exe
3. Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC.
4. Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe once.
5. Push the PS button on the SIXAXIS once if it doesn’t see it straight away.
Unfortunately, the motion sensing features aren’t possible on the PC (not yet as least). But still, this is pretty easy way to net yourself a free usable game pad.
Via Gamer’s Block
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August 27th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
VERY NICE
August 27th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Nice job putting this out.
*Question - Wouldn't this have been a selling point for Sony?
*Question2 - Can you connect your PS3 to your home network and transfer files (don't own one)
August 27th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
The PS3 controller can plug into a PC? What is it, USB? I've never got to examine one, really.
August 28th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Yeah, it has USB connectivity while charging on the PS3. The wire can be used to plug it into a PC as well of course.
Pretty cool. Useful for playing emulators with a game pad rather than keyboard with no analog.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:10 am
does the computer need a wi-fi
August 31st, 2007 at 12:04 pm
@kingy,
No, as it uses USB to connect, not a WI-FI connection, anyway, the PS3 controller uses Blu-Ray technology to connect to the actual PS3, not WI-FI…
September 1st, 2007 at 5:58 pm
daboss… don't you mean bluetooth? blu-ray is a format of disk capable of storing hi def content.
September 3rd, 2007 at 2:19 pm
awesome, guys i think its awesome that you figured all this out- great job!
September 6th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
The controller does not use Blu-Ray. Since Blu-Ray is a media storage specification. It does however use bluetooth just like the wii. When connected via USB it enters charging mode and to expidite charging communication is transmited over USB and the wireless connection is turned off so less power is consumed and the unit charges faster.
I do not know of anyone getting the bluetooth side working yet but it should not be too hard.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
For me it only works the josyticks, nothing else
September 12th, 2007 at 7:12 am
it didnt work i followed what it said and it didnt work but i think its becuase im running vista. so is there any one that can help me becuase iv got a demo of fifa 08 and i wanted to use my ps controller to play it
October 11th, 2007 at 6:38 am
[...] it turns out you can use your Playstation 3 controller on the computer. (link) Awesome? Of course it is, unless you want to play FIFA 08 on the PC using it… You see, EA, in [...]
October 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
will it damage the control in any way and stop it being used on my ps3?
October 20th, 2007 at 6:49 am
haha i just read daboss's comment ahaha blu ray to connect ahaha ahahah…..hahahaha….hahahah idiot…hahaha
October 20th, 2007 at 6:50 am
hahahahahAHAHAHAHAHA…..oh man that made my day, i love these peeps puting random breeze on forums to make em selves seem smart lol…..ahahahah blu ray connectivity…..ahahahaha
October 28th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
lol froob i almost pissed my sen….
crap i need new under wear
October 28th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
October 31st, 2007 at 11:16 am
screw off vlad .someone less orientated with technology makes a technical mistake.big shit.lay off.i'm sure your smartass made lots of mistakes.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:40 am
nothing wrong with having a laugh, though
November 1st, 2007 at 7:40 am
Yabba Dabba do
November 1st, 2007 at 7:43 am
i'm new to this gaming world, i've just bought my-self a ps3 and i'm trying to connect it to my pc, could i possibly connect it via usb, as it shows a usb port on my broadband modem, though i've ordered a wireless router its gonna be 2 weeks before i recieve it.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Does anyone know how to reassign the buttons to different numbers?… Considering FIFA 08 doesnt feel like reading all 19 buttons… it only reads 1-9 and its sort of inconvient passing w/ L3… thnx
November 6th, 2007 at 4:40 am
You can edit the buttons from your windows control panel, worked for me.
November 7th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
i do not work on my site so i will not be going to give it to you
i jsut got a laptop and i want to play game on it but they do not have halo1 at ebgames and should i get a xbox360 or a ps3 controller for my laptop it has windon xp home but i am a mac guy
November 7th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
dose it work on a mac
November 9th, 2007 at 6:23 am
Does anybody know how to or if you can use your ps3 controllers for call of duty 4. I have my ps3 controller setup and calibrated, works there but it will not come up as an option for the game and I can't seem to get it to work. Maybe someone knows what I'm doing wrong.
November 14th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
November 14th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
yea..im also wondering if the ps3 controller will be able to be used during call of duty 4 gameplay
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:25 am
for the guy asking about macs: 1.the file is an executable, not an (mac) app file. 2. it says ps3 controller on pc.
and haahahahahahah blue ray connectivity what a bloody n00b.
November 25th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
use blue ray to connect it to your pc
November 27th, 2007 at 6:15 am
@ above *cough* BLUETOOTH…
and it's blu-ray dum dum. and blu-ray is a disc like cd's and dvd's and hd dvd's it's a format not wireless tech…
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:44 am
who cares about blue ray black ray pink ray go outside enjoy the sun rays
December 6th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
@da boss
do you know what your saying
December 9th, 2007 at 5:33 am
ive unpacked, instaled and runed the .exe step by step as told, but it still doesnt work
am i the only one with this problem?
December 9th, 2007 at 5:34 am
o lol, sry guys, its working now
December 11th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
i am trying to connect my ps3 controller to my laptop and the light on it keeps blinking, but my computer is telling me that the controller has successfuly connected. what should i do?
December 11th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
December 11th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Ps3 controllers have vibration…. all i have to say
December 11th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
i have all of the stuff downloaded and now i need help understanding what exactly i have to do to get the controllers workin on here….i read the directions here but it doesn't work
December 14th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
will it work with vista os,and can i use it with eq2?
December 14th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
still doesnt work. i followed the directions exactly but the lights are still blinking
December 16th, 2007 at 1:44 am
y wont tha download link download???
i clikk it and it does nothing
i turned firewall off…do u no tha problem???
December 16th, 2007 at 3:17 am
you can google it. like google sixaxis and how to use ps3 controller for pc.
never mind heres the link
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45209
become a member and it works im using mine.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Someone said about how to reassign the buttons. I'm having trouble with Enemy Territory : Quake Wars on PC. I can use the left analog stick to move the mouse but when im in the game NONE and i mean NONE of the buttons work. The thing is i don't know how to change the button numbers or reconfigure the buttons for different purposes - like selecting something off a menu
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:13 pm
hey im not following the instructions right, im downloading that file ur supposed to download when u click on the archive link, and i just get this program (11679_Sixaxis_PS3_Win32_Driver_For_PC.rar) but when i click on it, it doesnt do anything, im supposed to click on a program to use, and i dont know which one, then i saw that the first step said: Download "AND" install the filter driver (libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe)., so i looked up libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe and downloaded it, but that doesnt do anything either, i need more specific instructions, if anyone minds helpin me out a bit
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:36 am
ok i tried it again and when i open the file im supposed to download i automaticaly install the libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe, but when i install it and open up the 11679_Sixaxis_PS3_Win32_Driver_For_PC.rar it sais: "an old version of LibUSB-win32 is already installed on this system. please uninstall this verion first". this is where im stuck, so can someone just tell me what it is im supposed to do, im gonna keep trying.
December 23rd, 2007 at 4:36 am
alright screw my last two messeges, i somehow got it to work, but i also have a question about how to assign buttons to the controller, should i use the control panel, whats the point of having it connected if u can use it?
December 24th, 2007 at 4:08 am
Does anyone know if this works for Gears of War? I tried to play it with the PS3 controller but it was completely unresponsive.
December 27th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
WHY o WHY are people using a PAD to play FPS on a PC when you can use a mouse an KB? How retarded can you be?
Personally I bought a PS3 pad simply to use it on my pc as theres no better pad. I dunno why sony don't just fully support it for the PC too. Nothing beats a PS pad for Streetfighter. And the PS clones just don't cut it.
December 31st, 2007 at 8:56 pm
hey how exactly are you supposed to get the ps3 controler to work on vista ive trried almost evrything please email me at gaara_the_unstoppable__@hotmail.com
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
If it doesnt work of the bat here is how i got it to work on mine. Install ibUSB-win32 after you install that put the rest in your C: drive trust me its easy that way than run your cmd prompt and run the ps3sixaxis_en.exe from the cmd prompt and than go to your controll panel it should work after that….
January 5th, 2008 at 11:31 am
You people need to get a life. Blu-ray, or blu ray (sorry, that "dash" makes so much difference) or bluetooth. I think those of us knowledgeable enough to make the correction knew what this individual was trying to say. The problem is that so many of you are so insecure that you have to blast every little tipo instead of dealing with the main subject at hand…the connectivity of the PS3 controller to a PC.
(Before u get carried away, typo was misspelled INTENTIONALLY, to prove a point)
January 5th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
PS3 Controller for counter strike on PC. I downloaded the driver and configured the butttons in the CS menu and everything works a treat apart from vertical control on the right hand joystick (Zaxis). Even stranger that when you try to calibrate the controller in control panel it looks as if it is only set up for 3 axis not 4. Is this the case? Has anyone else had the same problem or tried it with any game and got the vertical control on the right joystick working?
January 13th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I followed the instructions at the top word for word, ran the libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe first once it was done plugged my PS3 controller into my pc via USB and ran the ps3sixaxis_en.exe once. went to control panel/game controller pressed the PS button once and bam it worked like a charm. Not a single problem all 17 buttons work I have no freaking idea what #'s 18 and 19 are supposed to be though.
January 14th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Jacyn I did what you said and the buttons just keep blinking. I pressed the ps3.exe and when to control pannel and went to game controller and pressed the ps button and it didnt work
January 14th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
every thing is installed and running. the computer reconises its there and the controller light is on player 1. the only problem is that none of the buttons work. i tried configuring it in the control panel but it doesnt pick up the joystick movements or buttons
January 15th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
okay I got a connection it says it their but the lights just keep flikring.
I went to my control pannel went to game controller and it says it their and
its connected but it still dosent work. why?
January 16th, 2008 at 9:25 am
does this work on vista??
January 20th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
apparently not
January 24th, 2008 at 2:27 am
i need help it leads me to a rar file i dont what what to do email me a varadme@yahoo.com
January 29th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
@antony
neva put ya email adress out like u have ppl will sign up 2 stuff(porno)
do a google serch for win rar and down load it u dont have 2 buy it
after u install it n stuf "right click" on the file u downloaded and go "extract here"
and your done.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
all so this this does not work 4 me
February 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am
so i got it working on vista but i have a big problem, can i rearrange the buttons. cuz when i want to play Pro evolution soccer the buttons are all messed up (start= shoot , up arrow = sprint etc.) i tried to rearrange the buttons from the pes menu but the buttons are stilled messed up and i cant use any of the L1 R1 X O SQUARE buttons. do you know if there is a way if i can change the button configuration from the control panel.
thanks in advance
February 7th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
After installing go to control panel then to game controllers to check that its installed and is recognized. To costumize buttons, its up to the game your playing. If it supports game controllers then there will be a section in the game options menu to configuare if not then its not supported. Try seaching the games name with game contoller to see if theres a mod/hack for the game to do this.
February 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
My god, you people are all idiots (save like 5 of you). Or your all just 12 years old. Do you ever read what you write? It makes me ashamed of my species. Hey, I got an idea, how bout we make 40 comments about a guy saying blu-ray instead of bluetooth? Thats hilarious right? Good lord get a freaking life. If you can't get this thing to work then just shut up and move on, your obviously not intelligent enough to use some common sense, and nobody here can help you with that. The commenting system was the worst idea mankind has ever made regarding the internet. It just seems to bring all the immature fools out.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I've just come round to a friends with my new laptop and he's got a PS3
so I've borrowed his controller and installed the driver.
It works perfectly with Vista Home Premium - buttons and all!
I think I'll be buying a PS3 controller for my laptop!
And I like the commenting system.
February 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
its works but for some reason the on the D-pad the foward and the up botton dosent work idk why works fine on ps3
February 19th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I was wondering can I install ps3 controller to my pc but on vista?
February 19th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
its blu tooth not blu ray and that still has nothing to do with his question of he needs wi fi.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Ricardo
Do you mean you tried this and it did not work?
Only the joysticks on the PS3 controller worked on the PC?
March 6th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
For those of you who are having issues with assigning buttons, check out Control MK. It is a program that lets your controller mimic other things. That wasn't a good explanation so I guess an example is in order:
You have an fps that uses the space bar to jump. Instead of messing with trying to reassign it to say the "X" button, you can just load up Control MK and have it act like the space bar is hit when you press the "X" button. So the fps thinks the space bar is being hit and you jump.
Now, if there is something I'm mistaken about a nice gentle correction would be nice…
March 11th, 2008 at 9:32 am
this fucking thing doesn't work FFS. my computer can use it but this file sucks
March 14th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
will this work for windows xp
March 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Abeer, can you explain how you remapped the button assignments in the control pannel? It doesn't let me edit or reconfigure that.. was wondering if theres a special way.
March 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:36 am
I use purple-ray headset and it works well with high-def format pse so thanx da boss. very helpful. lol
March 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
How can you make the Right SixAXIS button to act like the mouse?
March 26th, 2008 at 3:16 am
For people wondering if this works on vista it does, and if it works on a laptop it does, ive jus done it myself, if you follow the directions above, then got to the control panel then Game Controllers, ensuring that the Playstation 3 controller is selected, click on properties, but moving the digital joysticks and by pressing the buttons, any and all of them will either light up a number or move the marker in the X/Y axis box or the 2 coloured bars located jus to the left of the box
hope this helps all in need
weither or not this will help any others having problems with wondering if its there computer or controller at fault, its another matter
March 30th, 2008 at 11:59 am
So is there a way to get this to work wirelessly with a BLUETOOTH adapter? I have an old D-Link BLUETOOTH adapter i got from god knows where, or why for that matter. I'm looking for a bad arse gaming pad,I used to use a PS2 controller till my adapter bit the dust.
As ar the question way up top about using a pad for FPS, I used to play CS and Mechwarrior with a ps2 pad, and would dominate. Of course, the best mecha controller you cna get is a x52 joystick with flight rudders and some hacked up makeshift hardware… Anyway back to my point with a BLUETOOTH (notice the emphasis on bluetooth not blue-ray)
March 30th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
For all of you that want to use this in COD4 and other games the dont have a joypad setup place im going to say this once D/L the drivers from this site and idk youll get it to work AND THEN GET "Pinnacle Game Profiler" google the shit or something this prog will let you set everything up and it will even control the mouse for windowsXp idk bout vista…… if this dosent fix your problems there 2 more simple things you can do 1.) Go to a store buy a gun not to big but a good size and the price doesnt matter. 2.) Load and shoot yourself in the crouch area casue you dont need to have kids but your still good to do the shit work for all the smarter people lol…………………….later people *DISCLAIMER* DONT BUY THE GUN AND SHOOT YOURSELF. This could casue death or serious injury.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
umm i downloaded it but it wont open folder or open and i dont know how to open it so how do i do this if anyone knows lol
March 31st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
what do u mean by unpack?
March 31st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
what do u mean by unpack?
March 31st, 2008 at 10:44 pm
unpack, to decomress, unrar, unzip, or un archive files from the previous location to a local location say hmm, on the computer.
April 1st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Just you let everyone, Control MK allows you to configure your game controller to act as a mouse too ;). And if the buttons aren't lighting up in the gamepad properties (or whatever it is) when you hit buttons on the controller, then something isn't working right and it won't work in your game either. Just making this clear, in case anyone was wondering…
April 1st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Hey guys it WILL work on windows in bluetooth
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7099&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 there is a guied here look at the first post by a user named Joel he explaines it. pages 2 and 3 user 89ron made buletooth drivers aswell
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
ROTFLMFAO! ROFLOL! LMAO! ROTFL! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BLU-RAY! ROTFLMFAO! Lol dude, you need help. You made the same mistake twice =D
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
lol thats fnny, but dont make fun of him =p. Anyways i dont think that controller thin works for vista. And i wanna use it for my halo games on my pc =p
April 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Does this also work on Windows Vista?
April 5th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I've tried this and the "ps3sixaxis_en.exe" opens then crashes straight away. It doesnt want to work. I've tried everything I can think of. Any help please?
My pc is recognising that the PS3 controller is there but it isnt responding to any of the pads controls. Not even in control panel testing.
I'm not the only one thats had this problem but no one has been able to give any advice on how to fix it.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
seems to work fine on vista for me, try pressing ps button whilst in the calibration menu until u get a response
April 11th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Using it with Tomb Raider Anniversary…
This is soo cool. Thanks so much for it.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
can it support two ps3 controllers? or possibly even more? lol that would be awesome then you can relive the old days where you grab a bunch of friends and play old systems like N64 and such, just a thought
April 24th, 2008 at 3:45 am
[...] found these two things, not sure if they work or not: Here and here.. [...]
April 27th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Jus wondering can i use this for SAMP (San Andreas Multiplayer) And FFS will people stop talking about blu ray and bluetooth it wouldent matter anyway its a USB connection N00BS
May 1st, 2008 at 1:33 am
hey i use to have it working but uninstalled for my zune apparently it dosent work with that program so its one or the other so i uninstalled my zune program to get it working again but no success my computer detects it even my pennicle game profiler does but none of the buttons work the PS button dosent load the cmd info like it use to when i press it after loading the file any help would be appreciated
May 1st, 2008 at 7:40 am
you can also do what I did. Go to Gamestop or any other gamer's store and purchase a ps2 to ps3 converter for about 15 bucks. It lets you plug in a ps2 controller to the usb ports on your pc. This works for me in Windows xp without any extra drivers. alot of the games I used notice the controller right away. If it doesn't, i simply reboot the program and viola!
p.s. I had to do this since I don't own a ps3
May 1st, 2008 at 11:50 pm
JE SUIS LE ROI!!!!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:06 am
WHAT IS Y ON A PS3 CONTROLLER?
May 5th, 2008 at 11:08 am
is anyone here now?? really need help dont know what it is
May 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
you dumb shits why the fuck would yu use a ps3 controler on pc when ps3 has wirless intenet and you can even g oon danm msn without pc using the danm ps3 noobs o and xbox360 sucks shit ps3 = total pwnedge
May 12th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
for those of u having issues with this
after u have installed everything go to the control panel and then controls or game pads it should come up there and just press the buttons hopefully they light up and thats about it u dont need to calibrate if the lights light up
now if your using emulators u may need to change the control plugins and u need to configure your buttons on your control as well into the plugin
but it definitely works took me all day and i finally got it
May 13th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
For people who have correctly unpacked, ran the setup wizard THEN the .exe file, make sure you don't have your Ps3 controller already plugged in.
)
IF you did what I did (I simply plugged it in and XP recognized it. Got me excited for a few minutes.) and left it plugged in, unplug it from your USB, plug it back in, THEN press the PS button in the middle. All the lights should stop blinking at that point. (I turned on my Ps3 when I did that too.
So to break it down.
1. Unpack
2. Run setup
3. Run .exe
4. Plug in (or unplug, then plug in.)
5. Press the PS button.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:09 am
May 14th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Very informative article
,
thanks for it, it's working like a charm
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
i have one question, now if i were to follow all the steps above and got it working would it infilct with the ps3 while i play halo 2 using it on my pc while ps3 is in use?
May 28th, 2008 at 5:27 am
it doesnt work, it just keeps flashing
May 29th, 2008 at 6:56 am
OneManOneArmy: No it won't conflict. When the wire is plugged into the controller, it's wireless capability is turned off, and all data is sent via the wire only (which would be plugged into your pc). So it won't interfere at all with any nearby PS3
May 31st, 2008 at 12:23 am
[...] accurate with a Keyboard and Mouse. If you don't like the controls I suppose you could download this driver and use your PS3 controller. __________________ Intel E8400||2 GB DDR2 XMS2 ||XFX 8800GT [...]
June 1st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
hey ,
I seem to be having trouble with this program
i dont know what to run the download on
June 1st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
i mean the program downloads but every time i try to open it.. it says open as…idk what to go to
June 1st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
You need to download winrar to open the file. You can get it for free at download.com
I have vista and it took me a little while to get it to work. The instructions say to wait until you install the program before you plug-in the controller, but it finally worked after I plugged in the controller before I reinstalled the software. Don't give up hope! It works on Vista.
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
[...] it, use (Connect PS3 pad to PC) a result I found __________________ _____________________________________ To them, I'm just a relic from the [...]
June 5th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
sorry to moan but its not working for me either
i've followed the instructions but i think the problem is that i cant even
get the controller to turn on for some reason.
when plugged into the laptop it does nothing but flash and have a fit
to stop it flashing i have to let it turn on the ps3
can any body help??
thanks
June 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
right some how i got it working on a game
however the controls are stuffed up, theres no settings in the
game to change controls…….. why do that??
any way i've tried the controlmk thing, bit confusing
June 8th, 2008 at 3:50 am
try googlin Xpadder and download using the one with the US Flag. After downloadin use the tabs and using the keyboard and controller use the keys to correspond with the controller. Im still having a bit of difficulty but im sure i'll get it sooner or later welp i hope i helped in some way but the buck stops here sorry.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am
jim158 reply to first question
go to control pannel and then game controller on your pc(might have to choose classic view to see the game controller folder). open the folder then go to properties. click on the settings tab. click on calibrate. and before you start hit the button in the center of your controller and then proceed with the instructions that they give you ie. push any button on the controller. follow the directions carefully so that you can calibrate your controller and that should get the ball rollin so to speak.
June 9th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Has anyone got this to work for pes 2008. I'm actually looking to see if the right analog stick 360 trick works.
June 11th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
hhay i treid dis but it killt mein katze ;'(
June 14th, 2008 at 11:39 am
so does this program work for windows vista as well or is it only xp compateble
June 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
i've calibrated it with windows and everything works on one game that i have but i'm having some problems with another game.
when it try to assign buttons in the games settings i click the option it says something like press the new button to assign but this just flashes and the left depad button is automatically assigned.
its like the left button is always being pressed, but its not and its fine with other games.
proberly not this program but does anyone have any solutions,
thanks
@tiggaman, i'll give xpadder a go thanks
June 15th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
@tiggaman
xpadder is great i'm now using my sixaxis as my mouse on my laptop
i recommend this to everyone its really easy to use
June 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
If someone get it under Windows Vista 64 to work, send me a mail.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Shadowfox1982@hotmail.com
June 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
@ shadowfox
it works on my vista (32) so it must work on vista 64
just calibrate with game pad options in control panel and use xpadder for emulaion
June 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
hey, i installed everything, but the 4 lights on the ps3 controller keep flashing and it doesn't work..im using xp and im trying to play GRID.
when i go to game controllers under control panel it says that its status is OK..however when i click properties, it says
"your game controller is not connected properly, please verify it is plugged in"
any help will be appreciated.
thanks.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
@ gurps
i've only had that message appear once and i'm not sure what i did.
try pressing the playstation button and running ps3sixaxis.exe again, any combination of things involving these until when you open the controller properties and red lighted numbers flash corresponding to button presses
let me know how you get on, if anything definitive comes to mind i'll coment here
June 25th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
wat games can it be used for?
it dusnt work with devil may cry 3 for me
June 27th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
will the rumble still work
July 1st, 2008 at 10:58 am
Hi..
I've installed the LibUSB, and i klicked at the ps3sixaxis_en.exe, but my computer dosent response on the controllor
what have i done wrong…i have vista if that's a problem?
Please write or add my msn: mdo227@hotmail.com
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 am
[...] did a search and found this little gem at a site called Gaming Today. It's an old post, but as I had no idea about it I didn't think it was public [...]
July 6th, 2008 at 4:23 am
i can't get the link to download the stuff i need. everything comes up as a "crc error" . . . anyone know what to do?
July 7th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Does the PS3 controller still have pressure sensitivity on the action buttons when connected to a PC?
July 8th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
is it supposed to a notepad file? cuz thats how mine comes up and I dont know how to "unpack" it. cuz i cant find where to do that! Help? please!
July 11th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Whenever i try to open ps3sixaxis_en.exe, it immedeatly crashes.
I don't know what to do now.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
What if i said to open it with notepad on accident can i fix it???
And for all u people who want to use the controller on cod4 n crap just change the controls like for Cod4 when u say change control to ____ and u have to click it to change it press r1 or something that ez…. write me back at cheneycm@msn.com for my question thats ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ at the top 
July 13th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Pressure sensitivity on the buttons don't work, for driving games you either 100% accelerate or don't you can't do it smoothly.
I'd like a updated driver is poss
July 13th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
can someone pls help me
July 13th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
scroll up if u want the question
July 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
ya i am having the same thing happen i installed everything but still not working on my pc i would like some help i have never had something like this happen to me before let me know if you can help also i uninstalled everything and try to install once more but then it tells me an older ver is still installed and i can,t find it anywere
August 4th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Wow people dont really visit this website alot huh?
does anyone know of another way to download this… for use for ps3 or is this the only way how??!?!!?!?
August 7th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I love how you say "free game pad" lol. It isn't free. Sure, you have one, but it wasn't free.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Hay i was wondering if i could use this so I could use a PS3 controller instead of an Xbox controller to play Alone in the Dark (which should have never been put on pc ever. EVER!)
August 17th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Worked great with Resident evil 4. Needed only to change buttons from setup. Thanks for this guide!
August 19th, 2008 at 5:22 am
y doesnt it work for vista…. y not???? any help?
i want it to work for COD4
August 19th, 2008 at 5:24 am
o yea and it seemed to work wen my ps3 was ON. maby it doesnt work.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i got it to work with oblivion but for some reason i cant look around, movement and buttons are fine, just cant look. any suggestions?
August 20th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Have been using this for sometime and it worked and still works great,
a couple of days ago I decided to try this with my Wireless Madcatz controller and surprisingly it worked!! I was so psyched y'know having a wireless gamepad and all but it does have one little flaw, the square , circle and cross buttons don't show up .(all the rest work anyway, but it just doesn't cut it) Does anyone know more about this and probably how to fix it ? It still shows up as PLAYSTATION (R) 3 controller but those 3 buttons just don't work
August 21st, 2008 at 8:32 am
Okay, first and foremost; the lights will continue to blink endlessly.
second, It might help if you hit the ps3 button on the controller.
Once you install the drivers, place the .dll file in the Drivers dir. of your emulator. (if applicable.)
double click on the other .exe(ps3sixaxis_en.exe) file which has no Icon. It will load the sixaxis initiator for the ps3 controller.
install :libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe
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for button config. It depends on your emulator. or game using with controller.
i.e.; N64 emu has a built in config program.
if you navigate your program a little bit and do some troubleshooting it is not difficult at all.
further help? Email me @ J_balestrino@yahoo.com
Joseph A. Balestrino
Computer Intelligence Agency
August 26th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Hi! I done everything and My ps3 controller doesnt work on my pc. My Pc read sixaxis but my controller just load the battery what should i do ?
My emial kryha66@hotmail.com
August 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Uhm, This isn't working… At all. I did EXACTLY what was said to do, and nothing worked. I tried restarting, un-installing + re-installing, all of the simple troubleshooting, what is my problem?
August 27th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Someone seriously thought that guy mixed up Blu-Ray technology with Bluetooth technology? I think since the two technologies are included with the PS3 and that they both involve the vocal "Blue", that it is far more likely the guy just mistyped after jumbling the two words (something we all do from time to time) - and not the technologies themselves.
Correct the words, sure, but don't jump to calling him an idiot with the rabid excitement of a 12 year old that just learned how to masturbate.
Anyway, this is a great step towards getting full functionality out of the controller, I can't wait until someone finds out how to get it to work without the cord! Keep up the good work!
August 28th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Hey guys. I've got the drivers & the controller working properly but it seems the drivers have been configured to use buttons 12-20 whereas Devil May Cry 4 (PC) only recognizes the first 10 or so buttons from a gamepad. I was wondering if anyone knows a way to alter this setting so the buttons are assigned 1-10 rather then the higher button numbers? Thanks in advance.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
this progeam dosint work at all I treid instaing it like 20 times and I still cant play in combatarms
August 31st, 2008 at 5:56 am
okay i can only find 1 download button and i downloaded but i dont know how to un pack help plz
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
OKAY I FIGURED IT OUT. Okay. To get it working do this if you already tried to get it working.
1. Gather controller and chord.
2. Turn off / unplug PS3 THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!! Apparently if you controller recognizes a pre-connection to your PS3 it takes the mod and goes, WTF? Me confizzled.
3. Unpack everything.
4. Restart your computer.
5. double click on the libusb file to install it.
6. plug in your controller
7. Double click ps3 six access thingy .exe
8. Go to control panel -> game controllers and configure it.
9. Grab a six-pack, and some gum and enjoy the games.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:44 am
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September 5th, 2008 at 7:07 am
@tom go to the folder where u installed DMC4 then go double click on the launcher not the .exe then click the option keypad thingy. i believe from there u wud know what to do.
does anyone know how to use this in Spiderman 3 on PC? the game doesnt show the some buttons u have to press during cutscene mini-games.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
anyone knows whether theres is a playstation button interface for pc spiderman 3 or is it possible to make it?
September 5th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
i have a question
if u have blue-tooth technology on ur fone and the sixaxis used blue-tooth - can they connect wirelessly??
September 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
September 8th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Is it possible to use a pc gamepad(logitech cordlees) as a playstation 3 gamepad?
thx
September 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
no one should answer the last question? stupid anyway
September 9th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
IS NOT WORKING ON MY 64XP!!
everything installs fine but the controller dont respond in control panel
September 12th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
mine dioesnt work, Windows says its installed ok but it wont respond!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:03 am
ok this doesnt work at all. I did EXACTLY what you told me to do:
1) Unzip it.
2) Plug in controller.
3) Run program.
And I still cannot use the left analog to move my cursor or click with 'x' or open the browser menu with triangle or anything. It wont even shutdown my pc by holding down the ps3 button. lame.
This doesnt work at all.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:04 am
oh it is for games, my bad.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
i connected my sixaxis wit my truck using the blu-ray and now i can turn much precise corners.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
For those having trouble getting this to work…
install as usual..
plug in usb
go to control panel>game controllers
Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe once when you have the configure window up on the ps3 controller
when you press the PS button in the center you will see one button light up. they all will work after that.
Unfortunately I have to run the ps3sixaxix_en.exe in the configure screen everytime I had unplug the controller and plugged back in the computer.
(anyone know why or if this is common?)
Do not worry if the lights keep blinking. mine always blink on top
September 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Okay I had the PS3 controller wotking just fine on my XP laptop but I now have a new comp with Vista 64 and want to use it on there. I have download all the same programs and drivers. I can't seem to make it work in game controllers nothing lights up. Someone please help.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
I installed that driver but it got compatibility Issue with my Creative Zen Microphoto.
Just to inform.
September 27th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
its not working
September 30th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
It will let me register all the buttons besides the control-sticks, can anyone help me get those too? =(
October 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am
i was wondering if anybody got a snes9x or any snes emulator to play with 2 ps3 controllers? Mine is just recognizing both controllers as the same controller (i configured them separately on the joypad screen)
October 8th, 2008 at 10:03 am
doesnt work for me
October 10th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
so it has to be a actaul sixaxis, any ps3 controller wont work?
October 10th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
shit aint working for me
October 10th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
For those having trouble getting this to work…
install as usual..
plug in usb
go to control panel>game controllers
Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe once when you have the configure window up on the ps3 controller
when you press the PS button in the center you will see one button light up. they all will work after that.
that does not work for me
October 10th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I've tried this and the "ps3sixaxis_en.exe" opens then crashes straight away. It doesnt want to work. I've tried everything I can think of. Any help please?
My pc is recognising that the PS3 controller is there but it isnt responding to any of the pads controls. Not even in control panel testing.
I'm not the only one thats had this problem but no one has been able to give any advice on how to fix it.
i have the same problem^^^
October 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
October 15th, 2008 at 5:36 pm