Hold down the PS button on your controller for 1-3 seconds until you see the red lights on top of the DualShock 3 flashing.
Not a controller person? Here's a round-up of the best gaming keyboards, and best gaming mouse. Connect the controller to your Mac with a USB cable. Bluetooth can be finicky, and any problem you run into could be due to hardware, or your particular version of Windows, or drivers… in other words, good luck. Step 3: Go to Navigation/Share Settings and uncheck everything in the Thumbnails section (at the top). Step 2: Connect to the same network as your PS3. You may also find help in ScpToolkit's Github discussions. This will allow your PS3 to 'see' your Mac. If you have issues with Bluetooth, it could be that your dongle isn't supported. Once the LED is on, unplug the controller, and it'll once again be synced via Bluetooth. If you allow ScpToolkit to start with Windows, you should simply be able to plug in your PS3 controller again and it'll instantly be recognized. You'll get a notification in the system tray when it does. If you're not about that wired business, and followed all the Bluetooth installation steps above, you should be able to simply unplug the controller, and after a couple seconds it will sync via Bluetooth. Some games let you manually choose your button icons, though. Wait for the lights on the controller to stop flashing. Push the PlayStation button in the middle of the controller to turn it on. Connect the other end of the cable to your PS3. Unfortunately, this means that it won't register as a PlayStation controller to the few games that have native DualShock 4 support, so you won't get the correct Square/Cross/Triangle/Circle button icons by default. Connect a mini USB cable to your controller. Any game with native XInput support-pretty much any modern PC game that supports gamepads-should recognize it without a hitch. Now that it's installed, the Dualshock 3 should behave like an Xbox 360 controller. Voila! Using it Using your Playstation 3 controller on PC
If you plan to use your PS3 controller with the emulator, click Browse to navigate to your PCSX2 installation folder, then click Enable to install the patch.
PCSX2 emulator note: The PCSX2 settings tab allows you to patch the emulator's LilyPad controller plugin to support the pressure sensitive buttons. To disable them, click the Sound settings tab and uncheck "Enable notification sounds."
The easiest way to use dualshock PS3 controller on PS4 is by using a reliable and compatible controller converter or adapter. ScpToolkit starts up with Windows by default, and also plays some sound effects that you might find obnoxious. While theres no official way to use dualshock PS3 controller on PS4, therere many workarounds available. Most of these settings you should be able to leave alone. Here you can change some settings like disabling rumble, adjusting analog stick deadzones, and more. Look in your Start Menu for ScpToolkit Settings Manager. Now that it's installed, you'll see ScpToolkit as an icon in your system tray.