

Step 1: installation of required programs and driversįull and updated instructions here. The method below works much more generally and conveniently than anything else I've tried. I also got decent results at some point with x360ce, but it takes a lot more effort to set up and does not allow rumble effects. my advice, based on experience and advice I got from others, is to completely forget about Steam controller setup - don't even touch it. Just to get this out of the way: Steam is apparently supposed to support Dual Shock 3 natively, but in my experience, everything around controller support and configuration in Steam is absolute crap. The cable is needed whenever you want to connect a DS3 controller to your PC *for the first time*, or re-connect it to the PC after you've connected it to your PS3. 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. You'll likely use this program from time to time, but not too often.ĭS4Windows is the program that makes Windows believe that your PS3 controller is an XBox controller.

TO REMEMBER: The full instructions below might seem confusing and overwhelming, but this is all you'll need to remember once you're done:īthPS3 is just for Bluetooth support and you can forget about it once installed.ĭsHidMini is the program that you'll need whenever you need to set up a new PS3 controller for the first time. 6 on BT is a Windows limitation apprentlyĬontroller can be switched off by holding L1+R1+PS button

To connect your DS3 controller, you will need to have DS4Windows openĪpparently, you can connect up to 8 controllers. You will be able to connect wirelessly your Dual shock 3 controllers to your PC by pressing the PS button, via Bluetoothĭual Shock 3 will be recognized in Steam and non-Steam games, and mapping of buttons should work as expectedĮven the rumble effects work perfectly in games that have such effects Thanks a ton to the excellent people who developed all of this. 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 After wasting quite some time going through outdated guides in Reddit and elsewhere, I finally found a method that gives excellent results and is convenient to use.

Based on my searches, it seems that Reddit posts are all outdated in terms of the advice available to set up a Dual Shock 3 controller in Windows 10 PCs.
