Because people typically buy extra controllers to use with their PC's, and Sony turns a profit on peripherals.
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Using Sixaxis on your PC? Stay away from MotionInJoy
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Because people typically buy extra controllers to use with their PC's, and Sony turns a profit on peripherals.
Sorry to hear the OP has had some problems, but for me, MotionJoy is one of my most essential PC apps for years(currently using MJ and BT driver versions 0.7.1001). No issues for me at all, especially what the OP describes. Using my DualShock 3 via Bluetooth is amazing for PC gaming.
In fact, the only reason I'm typing this message right now is because my DS3 ran out of juice in the middle of a quest on my rig. As soon as it recharges, me, my DS3 and MotionJoy will jump right back into the action.
In fact, the only reason I'm typing this message right now is because my DS3 ran out of juice in the middle of a quest on my rig. As soon as it recharges, me, my DS3 and MotionJoy will jump right back into the action.
systematic
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The official signed driver for the controller was bundled inside the PS3 3.41 SDK that got leaked a while back.
lasrmountedmoai
Member
Count me in the "using it for years without issue" club. I wouldn't be gaming on a pc without it. Turn it off when you're not using it, USB only.
The Faceless Master
Member
stop using logic to make sense of things!
yeah, the main reason its so popular is that everything else (including the leaked Sony drivers) sucks.
zerokoolpsx
Member
It never opened my web browser either. Used it with no problems besides calibrating my dualshock 3 every now and then. If not motionjoy, what other alternatives are there?
grap3fruitman
Banned
They have enough trouble developing software for their own platform.
toddhunter
Member
Also make sure to try the local offline version?
http://forums.motioninjoy.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=3551
Online!
Offline...ah much better!
Considering how well it works in games, I'm more than happy with it. Note that I don't use anything bluetooth, so that might be a different set of problems.
http://forums.motioninjoy.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=3551
Online!
Offline...ah much better!
Considering how well it works in games, I'm more than happy with it. Note that I don't use anything bluetooth, so that might be a different set of problems.
I've never had an issue. I don't care that there are ads inside the app itself. It's never opened other programs or had pop ups or anything of that sort. I use USB mode only and without it I wouldn't have played some PC games.
And like everyone else has said, there is no alternative.
And like everyone else has said, there is no alternative.
I stay away from MIJ because it's a worthless piece of shit that doesn't work.
oh my god why didn't I do this from the start?
oh my god why didn't I do this from the start?
but I'd rather have a dpad that functions personally
plutoknight
Member
My experience with MotionInJoy on two Windows laptops (well, one Windows laptop and a MacBook Pro boot camped on Windows) lead me to purchase an Xbox 360 pad for my gaming PC. It only worked about half the time for me. And when it did work, I had issues with analog sensitivity, button mapping, etc.
Isn't there an alternative hanging around, or did I imagine that?
Isn't there an alternative hanging around, or did I imagine that?
Teletraan1
Banned
No problems here. Have a Dualshock 3 and a Sixaxis for 2 player games hooked up with some generic Bluetooth adapter. I press the PS button and it pretends its a 360 controller for everything without issue.
chaostrophy
Member
Logitech F710. Wireless, solid build quality, and I've had no problems with the drivers or any other functionality.
Other PC controller threads have recommended the Logitech F710 which has the capability to switch to using XInput which is what the 360 controller uses. I can't say anything about it personally but the reception around here seem to be positive about it. An option for those who like that style of controller and it certainly sounds a lot more appealing than this MotionInJoy nonsense that could potentially pop up.
Just opened it because of this thread and got a pop-up to http://www.sh.com/. I've actually had this site pop-up once before some weeks ago but I didn't know it was MotioninJoy at the time. It's shady as fuck but it's only the second pop-up out of maybe 100 times i've opened the program.
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I tried this as well, I had to reformat my PC, never again.
Searched around for alternatives and found this:
http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInput-Wrapper-for-DS3-and-Play-com-USB-Dual-DS2-Controller
looks legit to me though I've yet to try it.
XInput Wrapper for DS3 and Play.com USB Dual DS2 Controller by Scarlet.Crush , so you can use your Playstation 3 DS3 controller with PCSX2 and PC games, supporting both rumble and button sensitivity
http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInput-Wrapper-for-DS3-and-Play-com-USB-Dual-DS2-Controller
looks legit to me though I've yet to try it.
XInput Wrapper for DS3 and Play.com USB Dual DS2 Controller by Scarlet.Crush , so you can use your Playstation 3 DS3 controller with PCSX2 and PC games, supporting both rumble and button sensitivity
Care to share a link to that version. It looks worth checking out.
fvng
Member
Then they lose royalties on game sales because their customers are gaming on PC more often than on PS3. No point in encouraging or opening the doors to their PS customers to become PC gamers.
Here is the version I use:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...001 Offline Set Design 0.0.0002 Installer.rar
The ones with "SetDS3forPCSX2.exe" are recommended for PCSX2 but my A/V detects that program as a virus (false negative according to the author...), so I only use the ones without.
Thanks I will check it out tonight. MotioninJoy only working online and the awful GUI are my two biggest problems with it.
Sometimes when I boot Windows this webpage will load up in Chrome. Turns out it's Motioninjoy that's doing it. Hopefully the offline version will be better otherwise I'm uninstalling this adware shit and using my Logitech gamepad again.
Edit: Offline version so far is really nice. It's much snappier than the default version.
Edit: Offline version so far is really nice. It's much snappier than the default version.
Kudos man. MIJ works fine for me but I like this layout better. Much appreciated.
ambientmystic
Member
MotionInJoy is competant enough for its cost ($0) but as others have mentioned, use the offline/local version to avoid the ads BS and online connectivity.
Also, a very important note, when uninstalling the drivers using the Programs and Features app in the Control Panel there WILL still be hidden remnants left in your system as I found out to my dismay by using Windows 7 built in app, pnputil -e from the command line. The -e appended to the command lists/enumerates all of the current driver infs you have in your system.
So run pnputil -e from an Administrator Command Prompt, and check out each published name and driver package provider, look out for motioninjoy's entries and purge them from your system for good by using the -d flag appended to the pnputil command.
E.g.
Where oem10.inf is the inf file that represents the driver package of the motioninjoy's drivers' remnants. Repeat with successive inf files.
That'll ensure those buggers are completely wiped out.
Warning:- Ensure the driver inf/package you wipe out are the correct ones (Motioninjoy's are clearly listed).
Also, a very important note, when uninstalling the drivers using the Programs and Features app in the Control Panel there WILL still be hidden remnants left in your system as I found out to my dismay by using Windows 7 built in app, pnputil -e from the command line. The -e appended to the command lists/enumerates all of the current driver infs you have in your system.
So run pnputil -e from an Administrator Command Prompt, and check out each published name and driver package provider, look out for motioninjoy's entries and purge them from your system for good by using the -d flag appended to the pnputil command.
E.g.
Code:
C:\pnputil -d oem10.infThat'll ensure those buggers are completely wiped out.
Warning:- Ensure the driver inf/package you wipe out are the correct ones (Motioninjoy's are clearly listed).
Good luck playing any 2D games or games that require multiple should button inputs. It's not ideal for a number of games.
Astral/H3X
Member
See this is annoying, because as far as I can tell, the PS3 controller is the only good Dpad centric, bluetooth rechargeable wireless controller, unless someone has a better alternative (it'd be for playing SNES games and such). I'm waiting on the Surface Pro, and the DS3 was gonna be tossed into the backpack for when I wanted to do some emulating goodness, because it's wireless and outside of having to use MotioninJoy pretty hasslefree.
That said, are there any alternatives that just... Iunno, work? I mean in the sense of installing it as a driver and not a translator, I didn't like the bit of MiJ that needed to have a background program working, I'd much rather it just be a driver with a configuration tool like the Mayflash Wii Classic controller tool.
I've only used MiJ in the past to use the Move navigation controller, so I wasn't aware of those problems with the DS3 part of the driver...
EDIT: Checkiing out this XInput Wrapper, says it has a "DS3 native mode", maybe that's what I'm hoping for...
That said, are there any alternatives that just... Iunno, work? I mean in the sense of installing it as a driver and not a translator, I didn't like the bit of MiJ that needed to have a background program working, I'd much rather it just be a driver with a configuration tool like the Mayflash Wii Classic controller tool.
I've only used MiJ in the past to use the Move navigation controller, so I wasn't aware of those problems with the DS3 part of the driver...
EDIT: Checkiing out this XInput Wrapper, says it has a "DS3 native mode", maybe that's what I'm hoping for...
Why don't Sony want to release drivers for the sixaxis? Considering they must make a killing on these things (they still sell for 100 australian dollars in some parts) wouldn't they want to maximise their sales?
Surely they're not worried about the PC market taking over their console business or something.
But yeah, motionjoy is a pain in the arse.
Surely they're not worried about the PC market taking over their console business or something.
But yeah, motionjoy is a pain in the arse.
Sony doesnt like money? I know quite a few people who would easily buy a dualshock 3 for pc gaming if they could get their hands on proper drivers without having to resort to the sdk.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Thanks for this!
I haven't had any of the problems that OP is having, and I've been using it for quite a while now. Sucks you're having to deal with that.
Yeah, the GUI is awful. Gonna try this offline version since it looks a lot sharper. Thanks for the upload, squallmx.
Yeah, the GUI is awful. Gonna try this offline version since it looks a lot sharper. Thanks for the upload, squallmx.
funkystudent
Member
Sony really should just release a driver.
I am sure SOE would use it for there games.
I for one got sick of messing with this POS program and just caved and ordered a USB 360 controller.
I am sure SOE would use it for there games.
I for one got sick of messing with this POS program and just caved and ordered a USB 360 controller.
Much better than the regular version, but where did this come from?
^^^ It looks like it is simply version 2 of the release instead of version 3.
Thanks for the link squallmx. Offline mode is now working perfectly for me.
Isn't one of the main appealing factors for PC gaming is that one size does not fit all?
Thanks for the link squallmx. Offline mode is now working perfectly for me.
No. I do not like its D-Pad at all, and MotionJoy allows the DS3 to function perfectly in all pad compatible games, including those with native 360 controller support.
Isn't one of the main appealing factors for PC gaming is that one size does not fit all?
AwakenedCloud
Member
It was responsible for one of my only System Restores ever. It completely messed with my bluetooth dongle's drivers and that was goodn enough reason for me to stop using it.
I never had any issues like this when I was using it, but switched because of the small reach of the recharge cable/not wanting to get extra stuff to go wireless. It is also kind of nice not having to remap the buttons on xbox360 controller.
The uninstall is kind of a bother as I had to look up online how to completely get it off my system and it can in what I am guessing is somewhat rare cases cause issues with some games when using the xbox 360 controller.
The uninstall is kind of a bother as I had to look up online how to completely get it off my system and it can in what I am guessing is somewhat rare cases cause issues with some games when using the xbox 360 controller.
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