Big Boss said:
Ringwraith #5 said:
Well the only third party driver for it that works that I know of is MotionInJoy. In which case it shows up either as a generic controller or as a 360 pad (which is awesome, because lots of games support those with no need to configure ****).
Indeed, I used to use MotionInJoy when I played Shank and Test Drive.
Yeah, but then you wouldn't see the in-game control prompts as PS3-specific. E.g. the "fast walk" button would show up as A, not X. That gameplay video was either on a PS3 or they had fake UI elements to make it seem like it was.
Lord Tim said:
As a 360 controller you say?
Does that mean that I can have the program recognize my PS3 controller as a 360 controller? And then play any game that supports that type of controller?
That's exactly what it means, yes.
Be warned that there are some downsides, it's not a simple "plug it in and and be done with it" deal as with an actual 360 pad. The config utility is web-based, so you need to be online to use it. There used to be an offline version that someone made, but I have no idea what happened to that and if it's still around. You'll need to switch it to 360 mode every time you start your computer, it defaults to the generic controller (which is really stupid IMO, I bet most people only ever use it in 360 mode). The drivers are really finicky when it comes to Bluetooth adapters, it's a toss-up whether any particular model will work with it. It has to be BT 2.0+EDR, but even some adapters that meet that specification reportedly don't work. If you want wireless, you're better off just buying the recommended BT adapter, which is guaranteed to work properly (it's like ten bucks with free shipping worldwide, so no big deal). The adapter will also become bound to the controller and won't be usable for anything else.
On the upside, it's the only way to use a PS3 controller instead of a 360 one on the PC and the config utility does allow you to configure
everything about the controller. I prefer the ergonomics of the PS3 pad, so I've learned to live with the slight annoyances that using unofficial third-party drivers that are still in active development inevitably brings.