Using a DualShock3 with a Mac • Non-Gaming • Apple, Mac, and iPod • Eurogamer.net

Fizzog 12 Feb 2009 18:22:22 4,108 posts
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I'm in the mood to play some mega drive roms but I can't stomach keyboard controls so I'm wandering if anyone knows if it's possible to connect a DS3 to a mac over bluetooth? Maybe with the use of a clever program?

Cheers.

Deleted user 12 February 2009 18:42:38

Plug it in via USB, it'll straight away.

Carlo 12 Feb 2009 18:58:16 21,801 posts
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Fizzog wrote:
I'm in the mood to play some mega drive roms but I can't stomach keyboard controls so I'm wandering if anyone knows if it's possible to connect a DS3 to a mac over bluetooth? Maybe with the use of a clever program?

Cheers.

did you google it? (Hint: try the keywords sixaxis install osx)

Deleted user 12 February 2009 19:03:41

CrispyXUK wrote:
Plug it in via USB, it'll straight away.

Really? Does this work with snes emulators too?

warlockuk 12 Feb 2009 19:16:34 19,519 posts
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How long until they block it so you have to go and buy the Apple iShock?

Deleted user 12 February 2009 19:22:15

RedPanda wrote:

CrispyXUK wrote:
Plug it in via USB, it'll straight away.

Really? Does this work with snes emulators too?

Ya, PS3 controller is HID compliant.

Deleted user 12 February 2009 22:01:03

i don't know what that means but if it means i can play SNES Mario Kart with my PS3 controller, you can consider me 'well chuffed'

Deleted user 14 February 2009 12:20:17

Huh, doesn't work using any of the drivers or shareware I've found

Deleted user 14 February 2009 12:48:51

Works for me. What are you trying to use it with?

Deleted user 14 February 2009 12:53:30

I am using the drivers I found here: http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Ps3Controller

Controller is a DS3 with connection cable. I'm on a Macbook Pro and I'm trying to get it to work with SNES9x.

I've also tried a bit of shareware that gave me a preference pane for assigning the buttons on the controller to keys but that didn't work properly. Seemed buggy.

Deleted user 14 February 2009 12:56:23

As I said, it's HID compliant so doesn't need drivers, using mine with snes9x no problem. You did configure controllers didn't you?

Maybe the fact that you've installed drivers has fucked it up.

Deleted user 14 February 2009 12:58:16

configure...controller....er....yes of course i have done that (now)

working - thanks Crispy

i am a dumbass!

Deleted user 14 February 2009 13:12:42

lol

ftghjhugytf 19 May 2011 14:34:37 1 posts
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Carlo wrote:

Fizzog wrote:
I'm in the mood to play some mega drive roms but I can't stomach keyboard controls so I'm wandering if anyone knows if it's possible to connect a DS3 to a mac over bluetooth? Maybe with the use of a clever program?

Cheers.
did you google it? (Hint: try the keywords sixaxis install osx)

I Googled it and got to THIS PAGE so next time just post the fuckin answer.

billythekid 19 May 2011 14:37:04 12,595 posts
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LOL

Deleted user 19 May 2011 14:47:34

Serioulsy, it's USB, why don't people think of plugging the fucking thing in and see if it works?

It also works over Bluetooth.