NOTE: Sometimes it won’t detect on your first try so just plug it back in and unplug it again and this should detect the controller after a few seconds.
So when it comes to charging it's all Animal Farm - 4 connectors good, 2 connectors bad. Why won’t my PS3 controller connect to my PC Unplug your controller from the cable and it should connect your PS3 controller to your Windows 10 PC via Bluetooth. This is fine for my phone and headset, but it seems Sony's controllers won't accept a charge unless it can also accept a handshake/connection on the data lines.Īny reason why? Hmm beyond being able to sell special charging stations I can't think of any, but I guess that's enough. My wall socket charger only uses the outer two wires as it has no requirement to share data with my electrical wiring and I'd be a little Skynet level of worried if it did. Looking around the 'net others have posed the same question and the consensus answer is surprisingly moronic (on Sony's part).Ī USB cable has four internal wires - the outer two for power, the inner two for data. Nothing wrong with the cable, nothing wrong with the controller. It charges the phone of course, and my Sony PS3 wireless headset what it won't charge is the controller. Huzzah not only can I charge my phone, but also my wireless headset and my PS3 controller without having to leave the PS3 on. My new phone charges via USB so I gained a generic wall plug charger that accepts a standard A-type USB plug.
If its charging on the PC then something is wrong with the ps3, perhaps controller number 1 needs less power to charge then the other controllers, and the others wont charge because of the usb on ps3 is not giving out enough power. As for the USB cord, I have an external hard drive that utilizes the same cord my PS3 controller needs to use to charge. yes, just connect it to your PC and it should be charging.