Instructions
Turn on your PlayStation 3 console and a controller and wait for the main menu to load onscreen.
Press the PlayStation (PS) button in the middle of your controller and select "Controller Settings."
Scroll down the list of settings to "Vibration" and select "On." Your controller has now been manually set to vibrate. Select the "Options" menu in the game and scroll down to the "Vibration" setting to enable or disable vibration for specific games.