How to Use PS4 Controller on PS3! *EASY METHOD* (WIRED AND WIRELESS) 

I knew this already. But unfortunately some games dont support a ps4 controller. Because PS3 sees it as just a third party controller. So there wont be any vibration either. list of games that work with ps4 controller on ps3: DualShock 4 Compatible PlayStation 3 Games 3D Dot Game Heroes Alice: Madness Returns Aliens: Colonial Marines Alpha Protocol Anomaly Warzone Earth Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed III Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Assassin's Creed Rogue Atelier Rorona Plus: ~The Alchemist of Arland~ Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham City Batman: Arkham Origins Battlefield 3 Battlefield 4 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beyond: Two Souls (works except for instances where the six axis motions need to be used) Bionic Commando: Rearmed BioShock BioShock 2 BioShock Infinite Borderlands Borderlands 2 Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Call of Duty: Ghosts Castle Crashers Castlevania Harmony of Despair Contrast Dark Souls Dark Souls II Dead Island Dead Nation Dead or Alive 5 Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters Dead Space Demon's Souls Destiny Devil May Cry HD Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut Diablo III Dirt2 Dirt3 Dishonored Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten DmC Devil May Cry Doom 3 BFG Dragon Age 2 Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Inquisition Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Dynasty Warriors 7 Dynasty Warriors 8 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Eternal Sonata Fallout 3 (Works for all controls apart from the L2 and R2 buttons. To fix this issue, you need to load up the game with a dualshock 3, get into game, then turn off the Dualshock 3 and connect the dualshock 4) Fallout New Vegas (see 'Fallout 3') Far Cry 2 Far Cry 3 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Far Cry 4 FIFA 13 FIFA 14 (Use a DualShock 3 to navigate menu when pop up says to use wireless controller and then use Dualshock 4.) Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Final Fantasy XIII Final Fantasy XIII-2 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn God of War Saga (1, 2, 3 ,COO, GOS) God of War: Ascension Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto V (sensitive driving doesn't work properly) [patch 1.22 required] Grid Autosport Grid 2 Guacamelee! Hannah Montana: The Movie Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd Heavenly Sword (obviously, you have to turn off the motion controls) Heavy Rain Hitman HD Trilogy Hitman: Absolution Ico inFAMOUS inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood inFAMOUS 2 Journey Just Cause 2 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Killzone Killzone 2 Killzone 3 Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Lego Marvel Super Heroes LIMBO LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet 2 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Lollipop Chainsaw Mafia 2 Malicious Mass Effect Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 3 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Metro: Last Light Mickey's Castle of Illusion minecraft Mirror's Edge (Only works Wirelessly) MLB 13: The Show Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD (PSP Remastered) Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe MotorStorm: Apocalypse MotorStorm: Pacific Rift NCAA Football 14 Need For Speed: Carbon Need For Speed: Undercover Need For Speed: Most Wanted NHL 14 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Operation Flashpoint: Red River Papo & Yo Payday 2 Playstation All Stars: Battle Royal Portal 2 Persona 4 Arena Prince of Persia (2008) Prince of Persia Trilogy Prototype Rain Ratchet & Clank Collection (Start the game or load a game and then turn off the Dualshock 3 and Connect the Dualshock 4.) Ratchet Deadlocked HD Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction ( **Note** The Sixaxis motion controls don't work with the PS4, but the times you have to use it are few and far in between. ) Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Rayman Legends Red Dead Redemption Remember Me Resident Evil 4 HD Resident Evil 6 Resident Evil: Revelations Resistance: Fall of Man Resistance 2 - A DualShock 3 is required to start the game. (L2 & R2 don't work.) SBK Generations Shadow of the Colossus Shadows of the Damned Shank 2 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Silent Hill Downpour Skylanders: Giants Skate Skate 2 Skate 3 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time - Requires motion sensing Shift 2: Unleashed Sniper Elite V2 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 South Park: The Stick Of Truth Spec Ops: The Line Spelunky Splinter Cell: Blacklist SSX Starhawk Star Wars Pinball Star Wars The Force Unleashed 1 Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 Street Fighter III: Third Strike Street Fighter IV Super Stardust HD Syndicate Tales of Graces f Tales of Xillia Tales of Xillia 2 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 The Darkness 2 The Last of Us Tiger Woods 13 Tokyo Jungle Tomb Raider Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Thomas was Alone Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (a few puzzles require you to view the journal by pressing SELECT. Just use a Dualshock 3 for these) Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Valkyria Chronicles (L2 and R2 don't work, but you don't really need them and can use triangle to access the difftent menus.) Vanquish Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown White Knight Chronicles II WipeOut HD WWE 2k14 XCOM: Enemy Unkown Yakuza 4 Zone of the Enders HD Not Compatible Armored Core 4 (Works for user interface navigation but offers no control during combat) Armored Core for Answer (Same as Armored Core 4) Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition Bloodrayne: Betrayal (Only detects Start button and Analogic) Burnout Crash Castlevania Lords of Shadows Disney Universe Ducktales Remastered (Only detects Start button and Analogic) Gran Turismo 5 (Works for user interface navigation but offers no control during races) Gran Turismo 6 Jak and Daxter Collection (Only detects Start button and Analogic) LA Noire (Works for all gameplay except driving segments) Metal Gear Solid 2 HD Metal Gear Solid 3 HD Minecraft Playstation 3 edition Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus Resistance 3 Resonance of Fate (everything works except for the left analog stick which is necessary) Saints Row: The Third Saints Row IV (Analog sticks only work, buttons don't) Tears to Tiara II : Heir of the Overlord Telltale's "The Wolf Among Us" Tom Clancy´s Splinter Cell HD Trilogy (Makes sense, actually. Since you need the rumble to lock pick on doors). PlayStation 1 All PlayStation 1 Games are compatible when played on a PlayStation 3 with the DualShock 4

Imagine playing a PS2 game on PS3 using a PS4 controller. *Mind blown*

2021, I'm reuniting with my brother, the PS3 will stay in my heart man

This tutorial was very short and to the point, which was exactly what I was looking for. Another thing you could do is, if you don't have an extra controller besides the ps4 controller, then what you could do is use the wired method to get to the bluetooth menu, then after you start scanning for the ps4 controller wirelessly, then you would unplug it and then make it enter wireless mode

Even though this was 5 yrs ago, I appreciate this video for NOT being clickbait, because since my PS4 is currently in Safe Mode, I decided to get my PS3 out of basement and do a resetup temporarily until I get my PS4 out of the loop.

5yr later and you are still useful I appreciate it

Bro 7 years later you still making people happy. Thank you so much

Time to go back to the old memories

i love you man! i tried buying a ps3 controller on amazon and couldnt find a good one.. you saved me.. i am forever a sub now!! thanks my friend

Omg we’re here because we don’t have a ps3 controller

THANK YOU. my dad sold my PS4 and Ive been so bored, but I remembered I have an extra ps4 controller and an old ps3, this was a life saver

Who else is here because their PS3 Controller won't turn on or lost.

It actually worked, I'd recommend the wireless route. Plugging in the controller only works if u kept it plugged in from my personal experience.

For anyone in doubt, this does in fact work. Some games the buttons can get mixed up or not work at all though.

Thank you! Couldn’t figure out how long to hold the SHARE and PS buttons based on a written tutorial I found while googling it. This video did the trick.

For those wondering yes it works on a PS5 controller exactly the same I only have to use PS4 controller keep it plugged in while doing this so you don't need PS3 controller

The PS3 controllers broke so easily on me. Learning this means a lot. Thanks a lot

I'm glad you showed the act of you actually pressing the buttons, I was worried if there would be any input lag or not but it doesnt seem like there is any

Thank you so much for this! My older sister (she’s 23) has gotten interested in gaming, she’s using my old ps3 to play last of us OVER AND OVER! The controller got all gummed up so I took it apart to clean it, put it back together and I don’t put the bumpers on correctly… and then we moved. And forgot the mini tool kit. So she’s been devastated. So I got her a fresh ps4 controller til I can surprise her with a ps5 next week; she’s estatic!

He clearly said hold option and ps logo when its actually hole share and ps logo at the same time

Thank you so so much dude. My PS4 is in shop getting fixed and I wanted to play my PS3 in the meantime, however I didn't have a functioning PS3 controller. I do have 2 ps4 controllers and hooked up one wired to navigate and linked the other via Bluetooth, works awesomely. Time to play the first Red Dead Redemption, I'm pretty excited actually. Thanks again

Thank you so much. I wanted to experience some mw 2 and 3 nostalgia without having to deal with broken D pad on ps3 remote

Its 2020 nd i barely realized how to do this😭😂😂 thank u very much boss

You are a life saver thank you! I wanted to use my ps3 but all the controllers I had were either broken or cheap trash, this seemed like the best plan, but all the instructions for setting it up on google were saying "turn this off, disconnect that", with your video, I had it done in 30 seconds. Thank you!

man thank you so much, both of my ps3 controllers are dirty and the one has a problem with the right joystick and it moves on its own, making games super difficult to play. Didn't know you could just connect a ps4 controller that easily. Thank you so much now i can play ps3 with my confortable ps4 controller ❤

11/10 points for tutorial thank you simple and easy I can finally play sly trilogy with my favourite controller

Today was the day I turned on my ps3 for the first time in 5 years and I gota say hearing it start up brought so many memories of bo2. Also nice vid I didn’t know if it would work 😇

thanks mate clear video only mixed up options and share but no worries. liked

That's working, it isn't a fake.

I'm so bored of PS4.I just want to go on my PS3 and play some old classic games again and using my ps4 controller on my ps3 is awesome

Over 3 years later and you're still a hero +1!

Only thing you forgot to say is if you connect your PlayStation 4 controller with your Playstation 3 then you have to change the PlayStation 3 controller settings as a 2nd player/number 2 controller. So that the PlayStation 4 controller you want to remotely use can now be used for the Playstation 3. while The Other controller wil basically be the secondary player and you can Turn Off The secondary controller making The PlayStation 4 controller the number 1 controler. And the only controller that you can now Play with. If you don't do that then you wil not be able to play with your PlayStation 4 controller on any games. (You can use it on the Playstation menu but that's it. Every game you try to play with will not be able to be played with that controller other wise) But also before you turn of or place your ps3 controller to the 2nd player in the settings, activate the game I want to play. And then turn it to player 2 and turn that controler off. Then you wil basically be able to play games with your ps4 controler

had no idea you could do this and just found out years later. Thanks alot bud.

Thank you. Years later, I still needed this to replay old childhood games ❤

Thank you! I haven't played for years but retired and now have time. Thanks for posting this as I had to get a new controller and forgot how to pair it.

Dug out my old PS3 to play some games from way back. Controller still works, but some buttons were so squeaky I was going mad. Great to know this option exists.

He says hold the option button and ps button but he is fucking holding the share button and I went on doing it I kept saying why tf is it not working then I looked back he was FUCKING HOLDING THE SHARE BUTTON LIKE SERIOUSLY WTF!

Thank you. My PS3 controller has been through hell. The L3 button literally does not work anymore. So I was able to use my PS4 controller on my PS3 thanks to you. 😁

Ay bro u might not see this but i love u so much i hope everything go well in your life i hope you have a very merry christmas i hope the lord has u on the right path i hope your whole family is healthy

Wow I haven't played gtaV for 2weeks since I broke my last PS3 controller and all I had to do was plug in my ps4 controller with it's charger to the system? I feel really stupid now

Thanks for the tutorial. Recently got my hands on a PS3 Ultra Slim without a controller and I had my DS4 controller lying around... was a no-brainer.

Found my ps3 in my drawer and a controller but the controller's right stick was stuck. Tried to use PS4 controller but couldn't figure it out. This video was very helpful. Thank You!!

Who else is here because their childhood was filled with smashing their PS3 remotes in blind rage???

This was so useful thank you I didn’t know where to go for Bluetooth devices until I saw this

Hey I don't mean to point out that's not the options button you press it's the share button when you pair a PlayStation 4 controller to a PlayStation 3 you must press share and the PS button turn on Bluetooth

For years I didn't know till today and I was like are you serious 😂 I can finally play my PS3 games right

thanks for the controllet vids cuz i have only one ps4 controller and 2 ps3 controllers but one is broken so basically thanks to you i have 2 controllers to both consoles

Thank you bro, I’m homesick and wanted to play some classics but all my ps3 controllers are barely working anymore, so thank you so much

Works while wired, but not wireless. Even though my controller blinks white, my PS3 can't find it (though it does see other bluetooth devices in my house).

How do you enter the menu to quit a certain game once you're in it though? It seems that option doesn't work whilst using a PS4 controller on PS3.. it's annoying to have to manually turn off the system everytime in order to switch between games, etc.

You can do it with jus true PS4 controller too, just gotta use a usb cable and the PS4 controller and RIGHT after you press start scanning, take out the usb or charger from the controller and hold share and ps button, then when it shows up on the tv, connect it with usb again and select it. Then take out the usb once it says it’s connected and press ps button. It worked for me :)

Time to bring back the bo2 memories

For some reason when i plug my controller in it just turns orange and then shuts off.

Thank you! I found my old Ps3 yesterday but the ps3 controller didn't work to well, so i watched your video to connect my ps4 controller through bluetooth.

We are all here because we lost our ps3 chargers

No Lie this guy is smart and really works

I can finally play little big planet 1 and 2 again. Thank you

Bruh I wanted to play splinter cell so bad for the nostalgia but my ps3 controllers dont work and now I can thanks.

1:50 How did you get it to do that? For me it gets stuck on "scanning" forever.

Holy shit I bought a backwards compatible ps3 for my little brother a couple months back and I had no clue it could use a ps4 controller! The 12 year old me would have just plugged it in, but now that I'm 25 these things just fly over my head I'm so happy. Now my little bro can play red dead redemption and all his ps2 games on a ps4 controller (which is so much more affordable and easier to hold!!) Ps3 controllers should not be going for $100+ if ps4 controllers can just replace them!! I'm currently bidding on a brand new one on eBay right and I'm about to cancel it!!

Thank you I was playing last of us on the ps3and all my ps3 controllers are 3rd party and I could use my ps4 controllers

Thank you.. and now we're about to play 🗣"WARRIORS!"

Thanks bro just bought the last of us on the ps3.I first played the remaster then played the remake,now it's time to play the ps3 version for the hell of it

My ps3 sounds like a dyeing cat

Ohh god bless you dude,,,I have a ps4 & ps3 as well... My ps3 controller stopped & I was looking for a local ps3 controller options on youtube & found your video,,,god bless you dude

Thank you! My Dual Shock 3 is possessed and I was really hoping there'd be a way I can still play today. This is very helpful :)

Thank you! Super easy to follow. I just paired our new PS4 controller, to our PS3 console. God bless!

Yo I found a ps3 on the streets so now I’m watching vids on how to connect a PS4 controller to a ps3

Thanks bro, you made it look so simple. And thanks Sony for making awesome gaming consoles. I'm interested in getting a PS3 and all the used ones I see on offer usually include a knockoff controller. I have a PS4 so it'd be very convenient to use their original controllers instead.

Dude thank you so much, great tutorial, straight to the point and no bullshit

Imagine playing a PS2 game on a PS3 using a PS4 controller with a PS5 headset

Great video!! Thank you! I have abandoned my Ps3 and I miss it, but my old Ps3 controller barely seems to work anymore and now i can pair it up with my Ps4 controller. Thanks.

Wow! Thank you soon much! Now I finally can play skylanders swap force again with my mate. It didn't work before because my ps3 only has 2 imports and the portal already takes one so we couldn't play with 2 wired controllers. But now I found out how to "pairing" thanks to you!!

I used to be so sad that I can't use my ps3 because no controller would work for it but now with the wierd way I am always playing it give this guy a like

For the record you can begin scanning before putting your controller in paring mode so you don’t actually need a ps3 controller.

THANK U SOOO MUCH I needed this bc my ps3 controller broke and I wanted to play my old games lol

I literally asked myself “Do i have to go from DS4 to DS3?” And then i searched this up and clicked the first video that showed up.

You lifesaver, my analog sticks on my PS3 controllers are FUBAR, this saved me having to spend money on some crappy 3rd party controller, much appreciated in 2021

Can anyone help? I clicked on Wireless Controller but it's been on "Please wait..." for the past few hours.

Thx bro that was so helpful keep up the good work

finally i got ps3 ah my favorite childhood n thnx much glad ps4,ps5 controllers work on ps3 whoo

Thanks bro, saved me 50 bucks! Also, if you do it wirelessly DO NOT use cordd like your phone charger, it will wear it out very quickly. I highly suggest using the wireless way unless you own a proper cord meant to coordinate with remotes and stuff.

YES IT WORKS! THANK YOU!

My friend told me about this and man it is a game changer when your playing any of the cod games I’m so used to my ps4 controller at this point and it is so nice to play cod with the DualShock 4

This actually worked omg thanks!

Strange, I paired it wirelessly, it worked fine on the navigation menu, fine on a downloaded game (Final Fight Arcade), but when I tried to play Metal Gear Solid 4 (disc) the ps4 controller does not respond at all...none of the buttons

I was so close to buying a used $50 PS3 controller… until I found this! You have officially made my day! (Though I will probably have to get a new controller cord soon anyway but those are easier to find)

As of November 14th 2017 it still works (just for guys who are wondering)

For some reason when I connect my ds4 controller via usb, PS3 doesn’t recognize it. Thoughts?

I want to say thank you from the future. I have not been able to find an authentic controller and my PS3 has been a dust magnet. Now I cam go back to playing my PS3. For anyone who is like me. You have 2 options in case you don't have a PS3 controller to navigate to accept the new PS4 controller. If you have a second one and the cable, use the second one to set up the dedicated PS4 (for PS3 system). You will need something to accept the pairing after it has connected other wise it won't finish. Even a keyboard will probably work just to hit accept. With the cable connected, you can't finalize the Bluetooth connection.

brav to be honest this video is awesome and very straight forward!!! Thank you for sharing with all of us RU-vidRS! have a great day or night... God bless brother

Thank u so much! PS4 just broke and only knew the wired connection method, awesome video 🙏🙏

I can't believe this is real! There are so many ps3 shooters that I wanted to play, but the dualshock 3 analog stick is not as precise as dualshock 4, thanks for sharing this info!

Thank you it worked ! Now i can play bo2 more comfortably

For me plugging it in didn't work, but pairing it wirelessly did.

this saved my ass, just got a used ps3 and the controller would not charge, so it had to be connected and the cable\controller was barely working and i tried playing skate 2, then i found this video, you sir are a life saver

Thank God for nerds I swear to God id be lost without em 🙏💯

Thanks dude, I was getting really frustrated

You don't need a ps3 controller !!! Plug in ps4 controller go to start scan screen. Unplug ps4 controller, put in pair mode. Plug back in and start scan and pair.👍🏼 Worked for me hope it helps

Thank you so much! Now i dont have to play with the small controllers