Windows 10 ps3 controller usb without bluetooth

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#Windows 10 ps3 controller usb without bluetooth windows 10#

To set things up, you will need a USB cable of the kind that's needed to connect the controller to your PS3.

This is the program that you will need to launch and keep open everytime you want to use your PS3 controller. This allows universal controller support in your games. * DS4Windows is the program that makes Windows believe that your PS3 controller is an XBox controller. You'll likely use this program from time to time, but not too often. * DsHidMini is the program that you'll need whenever you need to set up a new PS3 controller for the first time. * BthPS3 is just for Bluetooth support and you've installed it, you can forget about it once installed.

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The full instructions below might seem confusing and overwhelming, but this is all you'll need to remember once you're done: 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After wasting quite some time going through outdated guides in Reddit and elsewhere, I finally found a method that gives excellent results and is convenient to use.

#Windows 10 ps3 controller usb without bluetooth windows 10#

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