Quick question about PS3 controllers.

[Chuplayer]

If you connect your PS3 controller to the PS3 through the USB cord and keep it plugged in, does it act as a wired controller?

I know the 360 Play and Charge kit doesn't turn the controller into a true wired controller, but if the PS3 does make it wired, I won't have to worry about controller desyncs at all.

 

[Cyb3-rr]

[quote name='Chuplayer']If you connect your PS3 controller to the PS3 through the USB cord and keep it plugged in, does it act as a wired controller?

I know the 360 Play and Charge kit doesn't turn the controller into a true wired controller, but if the PS3 does make it wired, I won't have to worry about controller desyncs at all.[/QUOTE]

I believe it does consider it wired. Whenever I do the enhancement trick with GoW2 I connect the controller through USB so that it doesn't desync.

 

[Dark Slayer120]

I am 95% sure it does.

 

[chodax]

I remember hearing somewhere that it uses bluetooth all the time, even when its plugged in.

 

[Identity Fraud]

Chodax is correct. Just like the 360 Play'N'Charge kit, it only acts as a charger. You can test this out by trying to play the 360 controller and the sixaxis on your computer, it'll recnozie a USB interface device but there is no information being sent to the computer/console through the USB.

 

[DrFoo]

Couple of quick questions then. Why does it disconnect when you connect it through the USB port and then unplug it and why does it never desync when I have it plugged in?

Looking at wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3_accessories) it says you can operate it wired. I know it's not the best information source but I'm pretty sure you can.

 

[subsidon]

[quote name='Identity Fraud']Chodax is correct. Just like the 360 Play'N'Charge kit, it only acts as a charger. You can test this out by trying to play the 360 controller and the sixaxis on your computer, it'll recnozie a USB interface device but there is no information being sent to the computer/console through the USB.[/QUOTE]

this is wrong.
data is sent through cable unlike the 360 controller
i can use the ps3 controller to play computer games.