How To Play Ps3 Games On Macbook Pro

• Again, most games even on the PS3 don't support analog face button functions except for a racing game and Metal Gear Solid games. On the PC or Mac a game most likely does not support analog function for say square, circle, cross or triangle unless it was a direct PS3 port and the game originally supported analog function for those buttons.
• The picture quality would almost definitely be better, and you can play PS3 while searching for cheats on your macbook at the same time! 12 years ago mistergamer2006.

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Contrary to what some people might tell you, you can definitely have a good gaming experience on your Mac. However, if you want to use a controller to game your options might be limited, as the market isn't exactly flooding with decent, Mac-compatible controllers. But you're in luck, because your tried-and-true Playstation 3 controller can be connected to your Mac via Bluetooth.

What You'll Need

• Mac with OS X Snow Leopard or newer

• PS3 Controller

• USB cable

• Paper clip

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Please note that the connection method described in this article is for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion. From Mavericks and onwards the process is different and significantly easier, with fewer steps.

Adobe all software download. If your machine runs OS X Snow Leopard or newer, the drivers that support the PS3 controller are already included. Once you've connected your controller you'll be able to play any games that support the use of a Bluetooth gamepad. Let's get to it!

Disable Bluetooth & Reset Controller

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The first thing you need to do is make sure Bluetooth is disabled on any Macs or other devices nearby, as well as the one you're connecting to. Otherwise, they'll all try to connect to the controller at once.

Turn off Bluetooth by going into the Apple menu, select ‘System Preferences', then ‘Bluetooth', and finally ‘Disable Bluetooth'.

You should also reset your PS3 controller by putting the end of a paperclip into the small hole near the L2 button. You'll especially want to do this if you've used it with your actual PS3 as the controller can only be connected to one device at a time and if it's not ‘disconnected' from the PS3 before you try to connect it to the Mac, you might run into problems.

Connect Controller to Mac

Plug your controller into the Mac via the USB cable. Once connected, turn Bluetooth back on and press and hold the ‘PS' button on your controller. After a few seconds, red lights should flash, and you can let go of the button and unplug the USB cable from both controller and computer.

Navigate into System Preferences -> Bluetooth again and click the little ‘+' icon, which will open the Bluetooth Setup Assistant. In the window that appears, enter the numbers ‘0000' as the access code requested. Then hit ‘Accept' and exit the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.

Your regular Bluetooth window should now show ‘PLAYSTATION3 Controller' as an item in the left-hand column. Select it, and then click ‘Add to Favourites'. After this you need to click the little gear icon at the bottom of the column and select ‘Update Services'.

As a final step, disable Bluetooth and enable it again after about five seconds. Check that your controller shows up as connected in your Bluetooth preferences and if it does, you're good to go!

What if it Doesn't Work?

There could be a few reasons why it's not working for you. The first thing to do is to turn Bluetooth off and on again a few times, with the controller still plugged into the Mac, as it can sometimes take a moment for them to play nice.

You could also be having issues because you're using a counterfeit or 3rd-party controller, as the USB chips in them have been known to not always be up to par. That is not to say they'll never work, but they're definitely less reliable.

It could also be because a nearby device still has Bluetooth enabled and is confusing your poor controller, not letting it connect to the Mac properly. Double-check everything! And if you run into any other problems, let us know in the comments.

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You're Done!

You might need to boot up a gamepad-compatible game to confirm that it works, but after following these steps it should. If you launch Steam and hit the ‘PS' button, it should pop into Big Picture straight away.

As a final note, as mentioned above this process is much smoother in OS X Mavericks and later, as you do not need to enter an access code or add the controller as a favourite. Mavericks and later also seems to be better in general at consistently and reliably accepting the controller's connection. Happy gaming!

When game consoles like Playstation and Xbox first came into existence, people hardly wanted to do anything else with them other than playing games. Not anymore. Today, the new age devices like PS3, Xbox 360 and Kinect go beyond their primary offering. You can watch TV and movies using them, connect them to internet to do other things…they are much more than just game consoles now.

Sophisticated gaming machines like the PS3 have multiple capabilities. If you are a Windows user, you have got the Windows Media Centre that is able to push media to your PS3. It isn't that difficult really.

Not for Mac users though.

That's why I have put together this how-to that guides you through the process of streaming your media library from your Mac to Playstation 3.

Time to Get Started

Step 1: The basics – you need an Apple computer (obviously), a PS3 (obviously again), a wireless router, and an internet connection.

Step 2: Download PS3 Media Server for Mac. This is the software we will use to get the job done. It's available for free on CNET's download.com.

Step 3: Once you click on 'Download Now', the download will start immediately. After its done, locate it in your downloads folder, and open up the file. It will be named 'pms-macosx-1.20.409-BETA.dmg' by default.

Step 4: A new window will open up that looks like the one below. Click and drag the icon that looks like a Playstation 3 into the 'Applications' folder to install it.

Step 5: Turn on your PS3 and just leave it on the home screen. This ensures that it will be recognized by the media server program once it is opened.

Step 6: Locate the PS3 Media Server icon in your Applications folder. It won't have the PS3 icon at the moment, but go ahead and click on it anyway. When the following window pops up, press open.

Step 7: Once the PS3 Media Server detects your Playstation console, a picture of the PS3 will show up in the main window, as shown below. If it doesn't show up after a minute or so, navigate to the video tab on your PS3 menu and select 'Search for Media Servers' to ensure that your computer and Playstation 3 are connected.

Step 8: Now, it is time to choose the folders containing the files on your computer that you wish to access on your PS3. Select the 'Navigation/Share Settings' tab and click on the green plus sign, underneath the Shared Folders heading.

Step 9: Select as many folders as you want and add them to the list of shared folders. The folders in that list, and the files within them will then be directly accessible by your console.

Step 10: Look under the Video section of your Playstation's menu for the PS3 Media Server icon, within that folder will be the shared folders that you specified in Step 8.

Step 11: Simply clicking on a file will initiate video playback. Reverse, rewind, pausing and chapter skipping are all supported functions. Subtitles work, but they are pretty buggy, and disrupt the overall viewing experience.

In my experience, this program works really well. Video quality is decent and it can play HD movies with little to no stuttering. For a free media streaming program, you really can't ask for more than that.

So, get some popcorn and coke, and use your PS3 to watch a movie from your Mac. And lets us know how it worked.

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Navigate into System Preferences -> Bluetooth again and click the little ‘+' icon, which will open the Bluetooth Setup Assistant. In the window that appears, enter the numbers ‘0000' as the access code requested. Then hit ‘Accept' and exit the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.

Your regular Bluetooth window should now show ‘PLAYSTATION3 Controller' as an item in the left-hand column. Select it, and then click ‘Add to Favourites'. After this you need to click the little gear icon at the bottom of the column and select ‘Update Services'.

As a final step, disable Bluetooth and enable it again after about five seconds. Check that your controller shows up as connected in your Bluetooth preferences and if it does, you're good to go!

What if it Doesn't Work?

There could be a few reasons why it's not working for you. The first thing to do is to turn Bluetooth off and on again a few times, with the controller still plugged into the Mac, as it can sometimes take a moment for them to play nice.

You could also be having issues because you're using a counterfeit or 3rd-party controller, as the USB chips in them have been known to not always be up to par. That is not to say they'll never work, but they're definitely less reliable.

It could also be because a nearby device still has Bluetooth enabled and is confusing your poor controller, not letting it connect to the Mac properly. Double-check everything! And if you run into any other problems, let us know in the comments.

Play Ps3 Games Online

You're Done!

You might need to boot up a gamepad-compatible game to confirm that it works, but after following these steps it should. If you launch Steam and hit the ‘PS' button, it should pop into Big Picture straight away.

As a final note, as mentioned above this process is much smoother in OS X Mavericks and later, as you do not need to enter an access code or add the controller as a favourite. Mavericks and later also seems to be better in general at consistently and reliably accepting the controller's connection. Happy gaming!

When game consoles like Playstation and Xbox first came into existence, people hardly wanted to do anything else with them other than playing games. Not anymore. Today, the new age devices like PS3, Xbox 360 and Kinect go beyond their primary offering. You can watch TV and movies using them, connect them to internet to do other things…they are much more than just game consoles now.

Sophisticated gaming machines like the PS3 have multiple capabilities. If you are a Windows user, you have got the Windows Media Centre that is able to push media to your PS3. It isn't that difficult really.

Not for Mac users though.

That's why I have put together this how-to that guides you through the process of streaming your media library from your Mac to Playstation 3.

Time to Get Started

Step 1: The basics – you need an Apple computer (obviously), a PS3 (obviously again), a wireless router, and an internet connection.

Step 2: Download PS3 Media Server for Mac. This is the software we will use to get the job done. It's available for free on CNET's download.com.

Step 3: Once you click on 'Download Now', the download will start immediately. After its done, locate it in your downloads folder, and open up the file. It will be named 'pms-macosx-1.20.409-BETA.dmg' by default.

Step 4: A new window will open up that looks like the one below. Click and drag the icon that looks like a Playstation 3 into the 'Applications' folder to install it.

Step 5: Turn on your PS3 and just leave it on the home screen. This ensures that it will be recognized by the media server program once it is opened.

Step 6: Locate the PS3 Media Server icon in your Applications folder. It won't have the PS3 icon at the moment, but go ahead and click on it anyway. When the following window pops up, press open.

Step 7: Once the PS3 Media Server detects your Playstation console, a picture of the PS3 will show up in the main window, as shown below. If it doesn't show up after a minute or so, navigate to the video tab on your PS3 menu and select 'Search for Media Servers' to ensure that your computer and Playstation 3 are connected.

Step 8: Now, it is time to choose the folders containing the files on your computer that you wish to access on your PS3. Select the 'Navigation/Share Settings' tab and click on the green plus sign, underneath the Shared Folders heading.

Step 9: Select as many folders as you want and add them to the list of shared folders. The folders in that list, and the files within them will then be directly accessible by your console.

Step 10: Look under the Video section of your Playstation's menu for the PS3 Media Server icon, within that folder will be the shared folders that you specified in Step 8.

Step 11: Simply clicking on a file will initiate video playback. Reverse, rewind, pausing and chapter skipping are all supported functions. Subtitles work, but they are pretty buggy, and disrupt the overall viewing experience.

In my experience, this program works really well. Video quality is decent and it can play HD movies with little to no stuttering. For a free media streaming program, you really can't ask for more than that.

So, get some popcorn and coke, and use your PS3 to watch a movie from your Mac. And lets us know how it worked.

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Play Ps3 Games On Pc

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