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Dualshock axis action

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Android gamers can now benefit from using a PlayStation 3 control pad on many of their favourite mobile games and apps.

Dancing Pixel Studios' Sixaxis Controller app runs the Sixaxis or Dualshock 3 controller on Android phones and tablets.

PlayStation controller

Sixaxis enables the PS3 Dualshock to take control

Be warned, though, compatibility is limited and pairing the hardware can be a tricky task. Yet all 17 buttons on the controller can be mapped to any key press, and up to four pads are supported.

To ensure your handset is compatible, grab the free Sixaxis Compatibility Checker app first.

Sixaxis Controller app

The Sixaxis Controller app costs £1.03 from the Android Market.

Pushing your buttons yet? ®

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@Charles: You need Bluetooth on? Really?

And there was I thinking that this app must have somehow unlocked the PWC-P* interface on both devices.

[* - Psychic Wireless Control Protocol].

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Yeah but...

Bearing in mind hotel TVs are often small and crap, using a laptop with an XBox controller might be a better bet, especially as you can play much better games that the N900 just can't handle, e.g. Fallout 3. :)

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Yes and no

Depends on the device -- remember, there are MANY Android phones/tablets/thingies...

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