Ref: I'm using a MacBook Pro i7 early 2011 (MacBookPro8,3)
PS3 controller - what a headache this area is.
Currently there is some functionality using the PS3 Dualshock 3 SixAxis controller in both Bootcamp & OS X Lion, BUT only if you work stressfully hard to set it up and download sone software.
In Lion:-
Partial drivers appear to be built in to OS X Lion, but initial pairing can be difficult. Once paired, it will function only with some games with limited use, i.e. I couldn't get it to work in Call of Duty 4. It works in the App Store App version of Dirt 2 but with 'no' vibration feedback at all. Functionality in Batman Arkham Asylum and terrible functionality in Gamelofts Asphalt 6 in which you can't reconfigure the button settings.
There's no SixAxis sensor support at all from what I can see, no customisation for games that need it and the 1 to 4 LED indicator lights on the controller don't act as they are supposed to. (The Tattibogle driver cannot be used in Lion)
What's needed is definitive driver/controller software that will give full PS3 Dualshock 3 SixAxis functionality with possible customising ability for any games that don't map the button very well... Does anyone know of any available or in the making?
In Bootcamp:-
Even more important here because the majority of the 'big games' are unfortunately Windows based still (Battlefield 3, BBC 2, MW3, Black Ops, Skyrim, SW Old Republic etc etc). The best functionality for now appears to be achieved with the MotionInJoy software which provides drivers for the PS3 Dualshock 3 controller BUT you are completely unable to get it to recognise the inbuilt Bluetooth adapter, in my case which is inside the MacBook Pro. The Bluetooth adapter is not seen, yet we know the Bluetooth connection is established within OS X Lion, i.e. when playing Dirt 3, so the Bluetooth adapter is capable of connecting with the PS3 controller. The problem appears to be the very flakey support that Apple provides with it's drivers for Bootcamp, besides the problems with trying to connect to the Ps3 controller it's also neigh on impossible to connect to some or most Bluetooth headsets with a proper connection.
Does anyone know of a fix for the inbuilt Bluetooth adapter within Bootcamp?
I'm probably clutching at straws here and believe these problems aren't going to be addressed to soon. If only Apple could try and address this area properly as it strives to make it's MacBook Pro range even more appealing, otherwise people will give up and switch to something like the new Razer Blade laptop by razerzone.com to take the pain out of gaming ( http://www.razerzone.com/blade )
PS3 controller - what a headache this area is.
Currently there is some functionality using the PS3 Dualshock 3 SixAxis controller in both Bootcamp & OS X Lion, BUT only if you work stressfully hard to set it up and download sone software.
In Lion:-
Partial drivers appear to be built in to OS X Lion, but initial pairing can be difficult. Once paired, it will function only with some games with limited use, i.e. I couldn't get it to work in Call of Duty 4. It works in the App Store App version of Dirt 2 but with 'no' vibration feedback at all. Functionality in Batman Arkham Asylum and terrible functionality in Gamelofts Asphalt 6 in which you can't reconfigure the button settings.
There's no SixAxis sensor support at all from what I can see, no customisation for games that need it and the 1 to 4 LED indicator lights on the controller don't act as they are supposed to. (The Tattibogle driver cannot be used in Lion)
What's needed is definitive driver/controller software that will give full PS3 Dualshock 3 SixAxis functionality with possible customising ability for any games that don't map the button very well... Does anyone know of any available or in the making?
In Bootcamp:-
Even more important here because the majority of the 'big games' are unfortunately Windows based still (Battlefield 3, BBC 2, MW3, Black Ops, Skyrim, SW Old Republic etc etc). The best functionality for now appears to be achieved with the MotionInJoy software which provides drivers for the PS3 Dualshock 3 controller BUT you are completely unable to get it to recognise the inbuilt Bluetooth adapter, in my case which is inside the MacBook Pro. The Bluetooth adapter is not seen, yet we know the Bluetooth connection is established within OS X Lion, i.e. when playing Dirt 3, so the Bluetooth adapter is capable of connecting with the PS3 controller. The problem appears to be the very flakey support that Apple provides with it's drivers for Bootcamp, besides the problems with trying to connect to the Ps3 controller it's also neigh on impossible to connect to some or most Bluetooth headsets with a proper connection.
Does anyone know of a fix for the inbuilt Bluetooth adapter within Bootcamp?
I'm probably clutching at straws here and believe these problems aren't going to be addressed to soon. If only Apple could try and address this area properly as it strives to make it's MacBook Pro range even more appealing, otherwise people will give up and switch to something like the new Razer Blade laptop by razerzone.com to take the pain out of gaming ( http://www.razerzone.com/blade )
