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PS3 Controller on the PC to install
PC or console? Often the decision, especially when Gaming, especially on the control. Who is the Controller of the PS3 is used, this can, however, also on the PC. With the proper drivers is the Controller set up quickly, so that you also on your PC Games with the Controller can control.

Classic console games, there are often also for the PC. Sometimes it is simple ports. However, regardless miss a console player on the PC, especially a: the professional Controller to a video game. This is a Problem, which, at least in the case of the PS3 controller must not be, because with the right drivers can the PS3 Controller via USB cable easy to connect to the PC and also in the Games on the PC - provided they support a control via a Controller.

What do I need to use the PS3 controller on the PC?

In the first line you need of course a PS3 Controller with the USB cable, because without this, nothing goes. In addition, you still need to have the appropriate drivers MotioninJoy. Make sure the correct driver for your System, download it. Depending on whether you have a 32 - Bit or 64-Bit operating system, you need different Treibervarianten.

What do I do with the drivers?

As soon as the driver file (this is a ZIP or RAR archive) have downloaded, extract it with WinRAR or an alternative Freeware and you can then launch the Setup file. Normally, install the Software in the path C:\Programme\MotioninJoy\ds3 - leave it in this directory.

Once the Installation is completed, connect your PS3 Controller via USB to your computer. Wait a moment until Windows is the Controller has detected. Regardless of which Controller is connected, Windows will try always a private driver. If you wait for a moment, this is also the case for you. The Windows driver is installed, the Controller is connected, however, with the wrong driver it will not work. That is completely normal, so please read more in our guide.

How do I activate the Controller with the right drivers?

Now click on the Start Button and select programs "MotioninJoy" and then "Install USB Driver Right". Click with the right mouse button on the latter Option and run the application as Administrator.

It takes a moment, to the application starts and the correct drivers installed. At the end of Installation, you should have a "SUCCESS" message. If it does not appear, the Installation of the driver failed.

ess the PS Button on your Controller from the sleep to Wake up. You go after it with a click on "Start" to the "devices and printers". As soon as the window is open, choose "Game Controllers".

Again, a window opens. This shows you the reactions, and as soon as a Button press. The biggest hurdles during the Installation, you now have already done.

How can I use the Controller to use now?

To conclude, you will only need the appropriate profile. To do this, click again on "Start" and select the programs in the directory "MotioninJoy" the point DS3 TOOL.

Here you can now from four available profiles, select and vibration settings. The Profiles that are provided are as follows:

Digital Gamepad 
In the operation of this profile is similar to the PS1 Controller and is therefore especially suitable for football games.

Analog Gamepad1 
This profile is most likely with the PS2 Controller comparable and is one of the most influential profiles available.

Analog Gamepad2 
In this Profilvariante are similar to the settings of an XBOX 360 controller, especially when racing games is an advantage.

Analog Gamepad3 
This is a barely used profile, similar to the Analog Gamepad2 and was to advanced motion sensor technology.

Other available settings include in conclusion, "Enable Vibrations" in which the vibration Feedback to the controller enable or disable.

Once you have your settings have chosen to confirm this. In connection to your gaming experience on the PS3 Controller is nothing in the way.

The Controller does not work?

You have the driver installed correctly, but the Controller refuses however, its function? At this point, it will be problematic, since there are a number of possible points of failure.

First thing you should do the simplest of problems exclude: do you Have the PS3 Controller is disconnected from the PC and to a different USB Port is infected? If this is the case, you need to add the driver to re-establish. As soon as Windows the new Controller detects the MotioninJoy driver immediately overwritten, which is also the no longer existing function of the controller explained.

Annoying is that when you restart the PC, the driver is to be installed. Do you have your PC so after a long Gaming Session is restarted, you need the driver also play again. However, since this relatively quickly, it is not a long stay.

The last major hurdle is, under certain circumstances, Windows itself. Here, it can happen that the Installation of an alternative driver is denied, since this is not signed. In the startup (booting press F8) you can use the signature to disable.

PS3 Controller on the PC to install

By David Amoyal → Wednesday, April 30, 2014

PC or console? Often the decision, especially when Gaming, especially on the control. Who is the Controller of the PS3 is used, this can...