How to Wire a Playstation Controller to USB

There are several beneficial reasons to hook up your PlayStation One controller so that it can send a USB signal. You would be able to hook your controller up to various sources that accept a USB signal, such as a PC or a PlayStation 3. Fortunately, there are several cables on the market that will convert the signal sent by the PlayStation One controller to a USB signal. Once the cable is procured, hooking the controller up to a USB port is a cinch.

Things You'll Need

• PlayStation-to-USB cable
• PlayStation One controller

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Connect the USB end of the PlayStation-to-USB controller to your USB port.

   • 2

     Connect the PlayStation One controller to the port in your PlayStation-to-USB cable.

   • 3

     Turn on your source device. In the case of a PlayStation 3, the controller should be automatically accepted. In the case of a PC, you might be asked to install device drivers. Follow the installation prompts, which you will see after you connect the controller, to do so