TRICK: Press SELECT+DOWN on your PS3 controller if you get the error stating the controller isn't connected. This will turn the controller off, and then you need to turn it back on and it should work. This changes the connection mode on the PS3 controller.
I bought the 8bitdo receiver because it specifically states that it works with PS3 dual-shock 3 controllers. With the PS3 controller you need to install 8bitdo software to pair the receiver with the PS3 controller. I got this part to work on 3 computers (2 windows 10 and 1 windows 7), the software said the controller and receiver paired. I then plugged the receiver into my Playstation classic and powered it up and turned my PS3 controller on and it rumbled and synced with the receiver.. so you would think I'm good to go, right?
NOPE. Just like the review a couple posts down said, the system doesn't even recognize the controller is plugged in. This is after it's been paired.
I emailed 8bitdo to make sure I did everything correctly, and I did. I even tried both methods they gave me to install the software on Windows 10 (even though both methods paired fine) and neither method worked once I plugged the PS3 controller in to the Playstation Classic.
I emailed 8bitdo back stating ALL of this and they replied back "Hello there. You can try other systems". How can they list this product as supporting PS3 controllers when it clearly doesn't? I cannot recommend this for anyone trying to get a PS3 controller to work and I can't recommend this company after the lack of customer support I've received.
UPDATE: 8bitdo contacted me and finally showed me how to get this working. There's a "trick" that's needed to change the PS3 controller's "connection mode". After the error message comes up stating that the controller needs to be plugged into the port, press SELECT+DOWN (this changes the PS3's connection mode).. the controller will turn off, simply turn it back on and it should work.
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From the manufacturer
8Bitdo is a premier 3rd party video game hardware company with a special focus on retro themed game controllers.
Renowned for producing the highest quality retro controllers on the market, 8Bitdo’s controller line has been referred to as, 'a range of excellent retro-style game controllers' by The Verge.
8Bitdo’s goal is to produce premium quality game controllers with ultra-compatibility at economical prices.
8Bitdo USB Wireless Adapter for PS classic edition
Play your PS1 Classic Edition, wirelessly, with any PS4 controller.
With the 8BitDo Wireless USB Adapter, you can easily use PS4, PS3, Wii Mote, Wii U Pro, Joycons and all 8BitDo controllers with PS1 Classic Edition, Switch, PC, Mac, Raspberry Pi and more.
Special Features
- DualShock 4 support vibration / 6-axis motion on Switch
- X-input, D-input, Mac mode, Switch mode
- X-input mode support vibration
- Lag – free
- Note: Xbox Bluetooth controllers on the latest firmware released in Sep, 2021 are NOT supported any longer, due to their bluetooth change from Classic to BLE.
- *Other products which are affected by this change also include: USB Adapter, NES Receiver, SNES / SFC Receiver, Classic Receiver & MD Receiver.
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| Android | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| macOS | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switch | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Raspberry Pi | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PS Classic | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive | ✓ | |||
| Analogue Mega Sg | ✓ | |||
| SFC/SNES | ✓ |
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Customer reviews
I would have given it 5 stars except for the annoying bug where a persistent mouse cursor appears toward the top left of the screen. This can't always be removed by taking out the adapter and plugging it back in. Not with the way I have some of my controllers setup to work with the adapter.And that brings me to my next point which is that I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that by using a SNES adapter to connect to a Wiimote, I was a able to pair the Wiimote to the 8Bitdo adapter and be able to "wirelessly" (you'd still obviously be tethered to the Wii Remote) use whatever wired SNES controller (in my case it's a SNES arcade stick) one has connected to the Wii Remote. See attached picture.
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wussel1979
Works with Dualshock 4
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2018John W
Plug it in. Pair it. It works. Beautifully.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2019G
Perfect companion for the PS Classic Edition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2019Amazon Customer
Displays cursor icon on screen annoyingly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2019
Alan Clarke
Ps duelshock 3 doesn't work out the box
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2019
