Xbox Controller Sierra How To Quickly Connect

Well walk through how to quickly connect and configure a wireless Playstation 3 controller with a Mac, and how to troubleshoot some basic issues that you may encounter along the way.

Note the USB cable is only needed to set up the PS3 controller initially, and for charging it when necessary, the setup will be for the wireless usage of the Playstation controller through Bluetooth.

Youll also need a game or app that supports controllers, most of which do.

Assuming you meet those requirements, lets get the controller connected to the Mac and start using it with Mac OS X.

Typically youre looking for Controls, Controller, or Gamepad settings available within in-game Options, Settings, or Preferences, or sometimes an Input menu, and you may want to customize the individual buttons on the PS3 gamepad for each game or app.

Just disconnect and re-sync it and should be good to go with the Mac again.

Also, be sure the Playstation controller batteries are charged, and that the controller is within a reasonable distance to the Mac so that the signal is sufficient (you can always check the device Bluetooth signal strength if you want to, or if youre working with a more complex setup you can actively monitor the Bluetooth signal from Mac OS X while you configure the gaming setup).

You can also check the PS3 controllers battery remaining from the Bluetooth menu bar item if you suspect a low battery to be causing issues.

I want to be able to use the PS3 controller as a mouse to open files and close windows etc.

You can only use it in apps that have been optimized to use a game controller.

The Mac SystemUIServer does not have that functionality, whereas most games do.

A PS3 controller does not work on either, either wired or via bluetooth.

Someone in another thread (reddit) documented console errors that appear now that would prevent the device from registering accurately.

Unfortunately, it just appears dead as well while connected wired.

Shame.

Mine wont work exclusively with USB but it works with Bluetooth.

In some other games the controller is identified immediately as a game controller, it kind of depends on the apps and games.

When I plug in the controller, the 4 lights come on and all four blink slowly.

Even though pressing the Playstation button on the controller in step 5 caused no change, that step is necessary for this 6th step to work.

This is unfortunate as its helpful to know the battery life of the controller.

You are not providing any solution but rather something that doesnt work on any OSX 10.910.

Perhaps you are the problem, and you need to read the article and follow the instructions before complaining in the comments, because it works for everyone except for you.

Any one got any answers to fix this, and yes I enabled controllers on CS: Go.

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