[HOWTO] Using a PlayStation 3 Controller for Ouya

[Starseven]

First of all, this is NOT my How To. It belongs to James Andrew Coote and the original Post about this can be found here: How to Pair a PS3 Controller

Maybe the Mods will find this Post useful for the users and will stick it, or it will be deleted :/
I thought that this is a very common question and i didn't see a "sticky-post" about this.

Here we go:

1. Turn your OUYA on and make sure you have at least one OUYA controller paired

2. Plug your PS3 Controller into your OUYA using a mini-USB to standard USB cable

3. Hold down the home button on your PS3 controller. This should take you back to the OUYA home screen. Make sure the PS3 controller is working by using it to navigate the menus. You will also note that the OUYA controller has been disconnected and won't pair. This is because plugging in the PS3 controller on USB turns off bluetooth.

4. To solve this, first completely power down your OUYA. You can do this by either holding down the power button on the top of the console for 5 seconds (recommended) or unplugging the power cable.

5. Unplug the PS3 controller from the mini-USB wire, and unplug the same wire from the OUYA.

6. Turn the OUYA back on. When it finishes booting up, you should see the usual pairing screen appear

7. Hold down the home button on the PS3 controller as you would with a normal OUYA controller to pair it. Other OUYA controllers should now also pair

And please do not forget:

It should be noted that not all OUYA games support the PS3 controller. However, it should allow you at a minimum to navigate the OUYA menu

 

[as00paf]

Thanks !

Going to try this tonight, great post ! +1

 

[razgriz1234]

any way to do this wireless?

is it possible to get it to connect with out a micro usb cable? also would it be possible to use a similar method to get a xbox controller to work?

 

[player911]

is it possible to get it to connect with out a micro usb cable? also would it be possible to use a similar method to get a xbox controller to work?

Xbox controllers are not Bluetooth. They won't work without the USB wireless device.

I've tested this and it requires the cable at first to grab its MAC address and setup the wireless pairing. The controller only connects with to a device with a specific MAC address. Even on Android, you have to connect it up to your PC first before it will pair.

This is pretty easy though. Connect with USB, reboot, and pair.

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[Ozz465]

Anyone else have there ps3 controller red lights keep flashing and not sync with the ouya at all?

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[Asadullah]

Just tried it and it worked thanks

 

[player911]

My red lights always flash, even after paired and when using. That is normal. Make sure you hook it up to USB first, make sure you can control it using Wired, then pull the power from the Ouya and remove the USB. When it boots back up, at the Pairing screen, you can pair the PS3 wirelessly.

Then it works just like the Ouya controller. You can jump in any time.

 

[frigidazzi]

Anyway to turn off the PS3 controller once it's connected without manually turning off the OUYA? That seems to be the only way other than going into BT settings and disconnecting it.