Playstation 3 used and refurbished specials. Ever want to use your Sixaxis on your PC? - PLAYSTATION®3 General - PlayStation.com Forums. Mirko's Blog - Problems with unison on ps3 with 64bit userland. Using the PlayStation 3 controller in Bluetooth mode with Linux. Ever since the PS3 platform was released (Japan: 2006-11-11; USA: 2006-11-17; Europe: 2007-03-23) there has been speculation as to whether its wireless controller, dubbed "SIXAXIS", could be used in non-gaming applications.
It is already known that the SIXAXIS operates as a regular HID device in USB mode. Since it is being marketed as a Bluetooth device, it was fair and legitimate to expect it to also work with any Bluetooth-compliant computer, just like the Wiimote. This document explains how to configure Linux to recognize the SIXAXIS as a Bluetooth HID device.