Unlike any other installed program Joy required your internet connection in order to work, thus I believed it could simply be a momentary net issue.

Sadly, when I recently tried to use MJ again, I discovered that it simply stopped working all of a sudden. If you want to use a Xbox 360/ONE controller that might be way easier for you, mostly because this console is a Microsoft product, thus already compatible with your operating system.īut what happens if you only have a Playstation 3 and no other controllers at your disposal?Ī long time ago I found a useful tool called Motion Joy, which allowed you to attach your PS3 controller using its standard USB cable, run a quick setup/test and then you were ready to play any supported PC game with it. Buy it now for $9.99 off the Cydia app store.I always wondered how to use a PS3 controller on PC in order to play certain games more easily, but I had quite a hard time trying to figure out the correct method.

Still, it’s a cool thing to play around with and show off to friends. If you already have a PS3 controller, why wouldn’t you just pick up the PS3 version of Street Fighter 4 for dirt cheap instead of blowing up the iPad version to a full TV screen resolution. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I never want to play Street Fighter on my iPad and I certainly don’t want to be holding a PS3 controller while playing Street Fighter on my iPad.Īt the end of the video tutorial, you can also see the game being played on a big HD TV. You can also read a written step-by-step guide on how to get the tweak working here.Īt first I thought the idea of being able to use a PS3 controller on an iPad sounded awesome. The folks over at iDownloadBlog released a video tutorial detailing the relatively simple setup for how to get a controller up and running on one of the devices, which you can watch at the top of the page here. Users first go into the game they want to play, take a screenshot of the virtual keyboard placement and then return to the tweak where they can assign PS3 buttons to the parts of the screen where the virtual buttons were.

The tweak is designed to be used with games that have virtual buttons and joysticks on the screen. If you have a jailbroken iPad or iPhone and are looking to do something cool with it, why not try playing some games using a PS3 controller? With the new Cydia tweak, Blutrol, iPads and iPhones gain the ability to connect to PS3 controllers, for people seeking a more traditional gaming experience.

Setting up ps3 controller on mac