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Connect PS2 Controller with Android Wirelessly (self.androidgamers)
submitted 9 months ago by private_eye to c/androidgamers
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I want to connect my old PS2 controller with my Android for a game I am developing with Unity.

Suggestions i need:

  1. Any app that would act as a medium that will take inputs and direct it to the game.
  2. Any module or implementation I can have to make this work around.
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not sure how you would do that, considering the PS2 controller has no wireless/bluetooth capability nor a battery to power such a thing.

[–] bhamlin 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I was wondering that too. PS2 was corded or whatever the third party used. There were no first party cordless/wireless controllers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I used to be able to connect a dualshock to my Note 3, and I remember it being pretty bang simple. PS2 Dualshocks use Bluetooth. But maybe the modern Bluetooth protocol is incompatible, I haven't tried with my newer phones.

Edit: Ah wait, I'm remembering wrong. I used a dualshock 3, like for the PS3. Those ones use Bluetooth. Not sure about the wireless dualshock 2s. They might use some proprietary 2.4GHz connection.

[–] CrayonRosary 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Get an 8BitDo controller that has native BT support. They are amazingly well built and not very expensive. It's $30.

8Bitdo Ultimate C 2.4g Wireless Controller: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2V3QPN7

It has a dongle, too, for faster connectivity to PC or anything with a USB port.

It even has Android software for remapping controls, and macros, etc.