Use A PS3 Controller With Your PC

Lately I've been playing some triple A gaming titles on steam where simple keyboard and mouse input just don't seem to cut it. Back in the day, I was able to use a program called SCPserver to get a PS3 controller working (I'm a little too stingy to put down the $30-60 for an Xbox 360 or Xbone controller which is also cross compatible with PCs).

I ended up finding this fantastic Instructables Guide by bladez1992. I didn't follow the instructions explicitly because I did it once before on my own so I'll give you an overhead on my condensed version of the installation.

Here is me playing Fallout 3 on my PC using a PS# controller. Notice it is wired.

I am using Windows 8.1 so any restarts that the guide mentions are not required. If you are on any other version of Windows, you will need to download Xbox Controller Drivers from Microsoft's website(google it).

1. Install SCPserver following the link in the guide. You can also find it under my downloads page.

• You will need to download the latest version and the update.

2. Simply unzip the latest version archive into whichever directory you want.
3. Unzip the update into the same directory and overwrite anything else.
4. Navigate to the directory you saved in(folder) -> ScpServer -> bin -> launch ScpServer.exe.
5. Connect your PS3 controller to any USB port. You can launch any game at this point that supports a gaming controller and play away!

Note: You aren't able to pair your PS3 controller to your PC via bluetooth directly. You need to buy a bluetooth dongle.

And there you have it! A painless and free installation of SCP server that enables you to use your PS3 controller wired to your PC. You will have to launch SCP server every time you want to use your controller.