PS3 Controller Driver Available for Windows Vista

[PS3 News]

Although Googling takes this back to at least http://www.gamiko.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4043 and the Chinese author's http://ipvideo.512j.com/bbs/bmb/topic.php?filename=216 linked in the application appears dead, I don't see this in our PS3 Downloads section yet so here goes, from the source link above:

A Chinese programmer has put together a PS3 controller driver that works with standard USB HID. That driver is called SixAxisDriver, and you can grab it right http://www.hardcoreware.net/files/sixaxisdriver.rar. Simply run the install, load the driver, reboot Vista, and your controller will be identified and will start working!

We do, however, already have a several similar utilities in our archive including a Sixaxis PS3 Linux Driver For PC and a Sixaxis PS3 Win32 Driver For PC among others for those interested... the more, the merrier eh? :p More PlayStation 3 News...

[AhmadkaX2]

This is good news I guess, but I myself already have one of those previous drivers installed .. This would've been an exceptionally good, ground-breaking news, if this driver supported the PS3 controller's bluetooth connection, hence meaning no wires even when using the controller with a PC.

[gtxboyracer]

Hey guys, after a little googlin' i stumbled on a cool link. Theres a guy who's developed a nice tool to deal with the Sixaxis via Bluetooth.

http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?p=65104&highlight=#65104

Look for BtSix - written by the poster 89ron

[imperatorviken]

Hi, does this driver work on XP ?

[PS3 News]

It should, but if not the "Sixaxis PS3 Win32 Driver For PC" linked in the first post definitely does.

[Iron man]

it worked just fine for me

[netpredakonn]

Have just tried this with Windows XP SP3 and it works really fine, thank god. Now i can throw away my old joystick and use a good one. Thanks for pointing this.

[sheffie9]

It wouldn't work for me... shouldn't I be able to use it on any computer game?

[doorman]

tried this twice with Vista 64 bit with absolutely no luck at all. Tried running it and the libusb service in WinXP compatibility mode with no luck as well.

[RePtOr]

All PC games that support a controller. Plus you may need to configure the controller in windows before you use it in a game.