I also don't believe it has anything to do with the cable. The same cable that works to charge the controller from the console won't work with a standard charger or port on a laptop. Those same chargers and laptop ports work to charge anything else. I also don't think I've ever encountered a data only USB cable. I've definitely had some that provide power, but don't work for data. I can even imagine intentionally producing a cable like that to be used exclusively for charging. However I can't imagine many cases where I'd be able to use a cable that only provides data lines.
On 2/7/2021 at 7:19 AM, EZRAX097 said:
the thing is the ps3 controller needs a usb 3.0 outlet to charge, and won't work with usb 2.0 outlets. Many charging bricks, lcd tv's, routers, printers the ps2 and ps3 use usb 2.0 which can only charge usb 2.0 compatible cables, laptops, computers, smart tv's the ps4 and new devices use usb 3.0
here's the difference http://itexpertvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/table-USB.png
You're suggesting that a PS3 controller can only be charged using a port that the Playstation 3 never had.
However plugging a USB 2 cable into a USB 3 port will certainly work because the latter is backward compatible. Hence if the PS3 controller were able to charge off something other than a Playstation 3 it would be able to do so off the newer port as well, using a USB 2 cable.
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I also don't believe it has anything to do with the cable. The same cable that works to charge the controller from the console won't work with a standard charger or port on a laptop. Those same chargers and laptop ports work to charge anything else. I also don't think I've ever encountered a data only USB cable. I've definitely had some that provide power, but don't work for data. I can even imagine intentionally producing a cable like that to be used exclusively for charging. However I can't imagine many cases where I'd be able to use a cable that only provides data lines.
You're suggesting that a PS3 controller can only be charged using a port that the Playstation 3 never had.
However plugging a USB 2 cable into a USB 3 port will certainly work because the latter is backward compatible. Hence if the PS3 controller were able to charge off something other than a Playstation 3 it would be able to do so off the newer port as well, using a USB 2 cable.