A keyboard and mouse may be the preferred input device for PC gaming, but there are others who are more comfortable with a console controller. Anyways, some genres-- like racing and fighting-- work better with a console controller (unless you are willing to fork over money for a special setup, like a fightstick).

No matter why you want to use a PS3 controller, we’ve got you covered.

In our guide to using a PS3 controller on the PC there are essentially, 2 ways to do this (the model of PS3 you own is not important):

Connecting Your PS3 Controller on a PC via the SCP Driver Package

Connecting Your PS3 Controller on a PC via SCP Toolkit

Note: looking for instructions on connecting your PS4 controller to your PC then check this out.

Also Note: you might have heard about MotioninJoy in the past, but it’s no longer a good option due to ads (and possible viruses). More about that below.