PS2 / PS3 Controller USB Converter - I need advice

[SpendTooMuchOnAtari]

Hello, my brother asked me to get him a convertor so he can use his PS2 controller on the PS3. I do not have a PS3 and to be honest haven't played one. My question is, does Sony make a convertor and if not, is there a brand that is more recommended than others? Or, are they all about the same? I see many on ebay for less than $10 shipped but I don't know which one to get.

 

Any advice? Thanks a lot!

Edited September 23, 2008 by SpendTooMuchOnAtari

[+wood_jl]

Well, sorry I can't help with what you're looking for.....but I wondered if there's a way to do THE OPPOSITE.

 

I'd like to use a PS3 Dualshock 3 on my PS2!!!

 

I use the Logitech and they're pretty good, but nothing's like the ORIGINAL Sony brand D-pad with the four discrete directions on 4 individual buttons. It's the tops for fighting games (etc.).

 

Every other brand of controller has a "disc" which rocks the wrong way when you're trying to pull off said discrete moves.

 

I don't have a PS3 and have no plans to get one (esp since they dropped backwards compatibility) but I'd like a Sony-brand cordless for my PS2!!!

 

Any thoughts?

[Flojomojo]

Wired controllers, yuck. Cable converters, double yuck.

 

Why not just get some cheap SIXAXIS controllers? The price on those is dropping bigtime since the DualShock 3 came out. They will be more compatible than any kludgy converter solution.

 

As for wood's question ... what a drag that they dropped PS2 compatibility. I my fully-functional PS3.

[liveinabin]

There are lots of third party cheap cables to let you plug a PS2 pad into one of the PS3's USB ports. I've got one. They work fine. Rumble is generally supported although many have problems with dedicated controllers (guitars, jogcon etc).

[Seob]

I got one from logic, but haven't used it since i have 2 controllers for my ps3( no dualshock )