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Sony's DualShock 3 controller hacked to work in Windows

A japanese coder has released Windows Drivers for the Dualshock 3 PS3 Controllers and they also support sixaxis too and even cooler is the fact they support rumble too:

There are 4 drivers in total

ds3drv_1.02 - Normal Driver
ds3drv_dx_1.02 - dx driver
SDDriverSetting - utility to tweak some settings
ForceFeedbackDriver - rumble driver, you need to install the first or second driver too

Installation:
download either the first or second driver, then open the device manager and search for the dualshock/sixaxis under hid devices, it should be called USB Human Interface Device
then choose update driver and select the driver that you just downloaded

Rumble
to install the rumble driver just right click on the .inf file and choose install
when you'll start a game you'll see a tray icon used to tweak rumble settings, the first menu option is to toggle rumble the second one will open a window where you can set the strength of the force feedback

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Cajun Chicken6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

That's awesome. Works with the USB cable.
I'd love to try this in a few PC games...and...shhhh, 'emu-late-tours'.

EDIT: Dammit, someones going to have to post another host for those files. Have to join the forum :(.

Could someone PM me where else to find these? I really don't have the time to sign up to a forum at the time being, seriously interested in this.

Bnet3436375d ago

I use another method but this is old as hell. it's a pain in the ass to set up a PS3 controller to PC but I refuse to buy a wired 360 controller or the wireless receiver so I have no choice.

Aaron Greenturd6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!

INehalemEXI6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

This is old been using my DS3 on PC for months. I use my Mayflash arcade stick on PC now though rarely use the DS3 on PC now that I got it.

Horny6375d ago

lol, i did this about a year ago.

ThanatosDMC6375d ago

I tried it with the PSX emulator. It somewhat works but the L1 button acts as if you're holding the circle button. I played Megaman Legends 2 on my tablet.

Tried Front Mission 4 on the PS2 emulator. Didnt get the controller to work. Oh well, im getting like 7-20 fps on the game so cant play it.

whoelse6374d ago

I been using one for ages. Although it doesn't support rumble.

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sirbigam6375d ago

Hell ya I'll giv e this a try, been trying ta find simething that works for 64-bit Vista. Hmmm I wonder what about windows 7.

NaiNaiNai6375d ago

i thought anything on the ps3 was unhackable. T_T
-nai-

Draperc6375d ago

The PS3 itself is. The controllers however aren't.

dktxx26375d ago

It wasn't really hacked per say. A hack is a modification of a piece of software. This guy didn't really modify any software, he just made his own. Sony never did anything to the Dualshock to keep hackers or programmers from messing around with it. So all you would have to do it make up your own code for whatever you want it to do, and since there's no defense against whatever you're doing, its as easy as a hooker.

Basically they're using the word hack incorrectly.

NaiNaiNai6375d ago

i love annoying you fanboys, its so easy.
-nai-

PirateThom6375d ago

So, trolling somehow makes you better than the fanboys?

Doesn't that make you worse?

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Kushan6375d ago

You could actually do this for a while using GlovePIE and some other software (I forget the name, though), but this is probably a bit more elegant.

Megaton6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

Yeah, I don't remember what the driver was called, but I've been doing this since I got my PS3 in 2007.

dktxx26375d ago

I don't think anyone has ever gotten the rumble to work before, at least to my knowledge.

lord_of_balrogs6375d ago

Really? Modding is great....... plus you seem to forget Star Craft 2? I've spent hundreds of hours on battlenet playing the original.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio57d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing57d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9257d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit57d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing57d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9257d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."