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How to Connect a PS3 Multiplayer Controller

The PlayStation 3 can have up to seven controllers connected to it at once. This allows some multiplayer games to be played on a single console by several people simultaneously. To successfully connect all controllers they must first be synchronized with the PlayStation 3 console that will host the game. Each controller connects to the console automatically when it is turned on after it has been synchronized. After the first controller is connected, each subsequent controller that connects to the console will be assigned a player number between two and seven.

Instructions

Synchronize Controllers
- 1
  Push the ̶0;Power̶1; button on the right side of your PlayStation 3 to turn it on.
- 2
  Plug the USB cable supplied with your PlayStation 3 into the top port on the controller you want to synchronize. Plug the other end of the cable into a USB port on your console.
- 3
  Push the ̶0;PS̶1; button on the controller to turn it on and start the synchronization process. The lights on the controller will flash and it will pair with the console.
- 4
  Repeat this process for all the controllers you want to use with the system.
Connect Multiplayer Controllers
- 5
  Turn on the console and then press the ̶0;PS̶1; button on one of the controllers. This will be assigned as controller one, as indicated by the illuminated light under the number ̶0;1̶1; on the top of your controller.
- 6
  Press the ̶0;PS̶1; button on another controller that has been synched with the console to make it the second controller, indicated by an illuminated ̶0;2.̶1;
- 7
  Repeat this process for each player̵7;s controller to connect them to the console. The player number assigned to each controller will stay illuminated until you turn the controller or console off.

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