PS3 controller with PC

[The__Malteser]

Hi,

I want to connect my PS3 controller with my PC. I used motionjoy + USB before, but now I bought a bluetooth dongle, and it doesn't work for me.

Can someone tell me how to connect it via bluetooth please.

P.s.

I was following this tutorial. At 3:19 he said you need those three features (25, 26, 39). Now mine doesn't have them ticked. Is it because the dongle is crap, or because I didn't install the dongle well?

it was a 99p one off ebay, but everyone said they did the trick :/

 

[The__Malteser]

I can't comment on the tutorial due to Youtube being blocked at work, but I picked up some unbranded Bluetooth dongle from Amazon for a quid, and used it with MotionJoy and a DS3 pad with no problems whatsoever. It's been a while since I used it last, but basically you need to pair the MAC addresses of your dongle and controller together in MotionJoy. IIRC I connected my pad by USB, then paired it, and then disconnected the cable.

Thats what I tried doing, but it wasn't receiving any controls.

 

[The__Malteser]

Is it set to emulate as a Playstation controller, or a 360 controller? I had issues at the start because mine kept defaulting to the 360/unmapped profile.

I tried 360, ps3 and ps2. No luck.

Might try again though.

 

[The__Malteser]

I'm pretty sure the dongle needs to have EDR. Something like this should work.

Thats is exactly like what I have.

http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInput-Wrapper-for-DS3-and-Play-com-USB-Dual-DS2-Controller

Thanks. Will see it.

MIJ requires Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, picked one up for £3.65. Download the MIJ drivers, pair up with bluetooth and then ditch the crappy DS3_tool app and replace with Better_ DS3 instead. No need to click "enable" everytime you boot and it won't phone home either.

Ok, cheers.

 

[The__Malteser]

The problem using a wired connection is that with the smallest tug, it used to lose connection. Not ideal when you are racing, or even playing FIFA!