PS3 controller on PC

Quid

So I know this is supposed to be able to work, but so far my luck has been the same as with all game pads in my past. I'm trying to use a 3rd party PS3 controller with Monday Night Combat and not having much luck. I have Vista and I'm using MotioninJoy. So far the software detects it and the buttons, but that's it. It's nonexistent as far as the game is concerned.

Descendant X

Have you tried spoofing a 360 gamepad with MotioninJoy?

Quid

I have not. I'll give that a try when I finish putting dinner together.

Descendant X

It should work. There are a few games, such as Super Meat Boy, that only work when you're spoofing the 360 controller.

Quid

I'm not having any luck with that either, but I also only have wireless controllers connecting through the charge cord.

BEAST!

i'm not sure exactly how to spoof as 360 controller but i'm using xpadder and just setting the buttons to certain keyboard keys and it works fine for super meatboy....it's probably not the optimal way to do it but it seems to work fine that way....

Mmmm... Cocks...

Quid wrote: »

I'm not having any luck with that either, but I also only have wireless controllers connecting through the charge cord.

I believe that doesn't work, you need the wireless adaptor to use a wireless controller.
The USB cable will only charge the battery, it doesn't send any information.

Quid

I think I'll finally just break down and buy a PC 360 controller.

Burtletoy

From the Meat Boy thread.

CarbonFire wrote: »

anoffday wrote: »

So I know it's been posted before. I have a dual shock 3 that I want to use to play SMB. What do I need and how do I make it work?

how-to-playstation-3-controller-64-bit-windows-7

Site for the Hardware driver is http://www.motioninjoy.com/

Descendant X

Mmmm... Cocks... wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

I'm not having any luck with that either, but I also only have wireless controllers connecting through the charge cord.

I believe that doesn't work, you need the wireless adaptor to use a wireless controller.
The USB cable will only charge the battery, it doesn't send any information.

When it's connected to a pc it does send information. I don't have a bluetooth dongle capable of connecting to my Dualshock, but when I plug it in to my pc with a USB cable it works like a charm using MotioninJoy.

I was playing Just Cause 2 last week using my Dualshock.

Icemopper

Descendant X wrote: »

Mmmm... Cocks... wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

I'm not having any luck with that either, but I also only have wireless controllers connecting through the charge cord.

I believe that doesn't work, you need the wireless adaptor to use a wireless controller.
The USB cable will only charge the battery, it doesn't send any information.

When it's connected to a pc it does send information. I don't have a bluetooth dongle capable of connecting to my Dualshock, but when I plug it in to my pc with a USB cable it works like a charm using MotioninJoy.

I was playing Just Cause 2 last week using my Dualshock.

Same here. I plug it in, turn on MotionJoy (sometimes have to run it as Admin), set the preferences to XBox Controller Emulator, and it works like a charm.

There are certainly issues with it, but I've been able to fix it by turning it off and on again.

emp123

Ive been playing Just Cause 2 with my PS3 controller using the MotionJoy software. It can be kinda a small pain in the ass to set it up, and sometimes you need to reinitialize the program and stuff, but I find it works. You dont need a Bluetooth dongle, the charging cord for the PS3 controller is fine. You dont need to buy a PC 360 controller, your PS3 controller can be used in games that only recognize the 360 controller using the MotionJoy spoof thing.


I had to install the MotionJoy thing a couple of times before it would work, but it finally did (I dont know why it didnt work the first time since I did the same thing both times). I mean, if you have the $40 or whatever to burn, getting a 360 controller is much easier, and if you have an xbox you can use it with console as well. But if youd rather save the $40, Id try the MotionJoy thing again.

I'll see if I can get you more specific information when I get to my desktop at home.

Mmmm... Cocks...

To clarify I thought we were talking about the 360 controller.

Descendant X

Mmmm... Cocks... wrote: »

To clarify I thought we were talking about the 360 controller.

Well. There you go.

ApexMirage

Last I checked (or use my PS3 pad on PC, rather) you need drivers for a PS3 pad to be recognized and usable on PC. If it's a 3rd party pad, odds are it's not quite the same - but I'd look into finding the drivers regardless.

Mmmm... Cocks...

ApexMirage wrote: »

Last I checked (or use my PS3 pad on PC, rather) you need drivers for a PS3 pad to be recognized and usable on PC. If it's a 3rd party pad, odds are it's not quite the same - but I'd look into finding the drivers regardless.

Didn't the PS3 controller only work for certain motherboards?
The guide doesn't mention it but I recall hearing some people just couldn't use them on their machine.

Descendant X

It is entirely possible that Monday Night Combat simply does not like the PS3 controller as well.

emp123

Ah yes, not all games support game pads, but a cursory googling makes me think Monday Night Combat does.

Quid

It should. It's part of the inputs menu. It's also, however, showing a 360 which is why I'm pretty sure I'm just going to break down eventually and finally buy one.

emp123

If you can get the MotionJoy thing to work you wont have to, Just Cause 2 says 360 controller, but I play just fine with the PS3, preference for the Xbox controller aside.

I think its important that you remember to click the enable button before using it. It seems simple, but I usually forget. If you follow the instructions in the link that Burtletoy posted it should work, like I said I had to do it twice to get it to work. It may require a restart, I dont remember.

I really wish Microsoft just let you plug your xbox controller in though, but of course that would be too convenient for Microsoft's customers.

splash

After looking at Xbox 360 controller deals lately I was under the impression that if you do plug in an Xbox 360 wired controller into a PC with Windows 7 that it works without needing anything. It's up to the game to support those controls though, of course.

Adda

I've used motion joy simulating a 360 controller to play Monday Night Combat so it definitley works on that game.

Obviously you have to go through the usual of disabling device signing and all that but the motion joy application explains all the steps.

chupamiubre

Easiest guide on the web!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87iLvk5PjA

Taranis

Quid wrote: »

It should. It's part of the inputs menu. It's also, however, showing a 360 which is why I'm pretty sure I'm just going to break down eventually and finally buy one.

You only need the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver, assuming you already have an Xbox 360 Wireless controller. The controller packaged with the wireless receiver is a standard Xbox 360 wireless controller.

emp123

Taranis wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

It should. It's part of the inputs menu. It's also, however, showing a 360 which is why I'm pretty sure I'm just going to break down eventually and finally buy one.

You only need the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver, assuming you already have an Xbox 360 Wireless controller. The controller packaged with the wireless receiver is a standard Xbox 360 wireless controller.

But the price for the receiver is the same as the price of the wired controller so why not just get a wired controller if youre going to go that route?

Taranis

emp123 wrote: »

Taranis wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

It should. It's part of the inputs menu. It's also, however, showing a 360 which is why I'm pretty sure I'm just going to break down eventually and finally buy one.

You only need the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver, assuming you already have an Xbox 360 Wireless controller. The controller packaged with the wireless receiver is a standard Xbox 360 wireless controller.

But the price for the receiver is the same as the price of the wired controller so why not just get a wired controller if youre going to go that route?

With a wireless receiver you can use a 360 wireless headset with your PC (which is perfect for vent). However if you don't have a wireless headset (or if you already have one for your PC), then a wired controller might be a better idea.