Sixaxis Auto Shut Down

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#1 mangalang
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for a while i have been hearing people talk about the ps3 controller turning off after a a while of non use. doesnt matter how long i dont use it the thing never turns off. is there some setting i have to change or is it something that only works with the new dualshock 3 controller.
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#2 LtColJaxson
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for a while i have been hearing people talk about the ps3 controller turning off after a a while of non use. doesnt matter how long i dont use it the thing never turns off. is there some setting i have to change or is it something that only works with the new dualshock 3 controller.mangalang

Your PS3 has to be off.

It shuts off if you accidently turned it on, but it did not sync with your PS3. So it is still in the flashing stages, it will eventually shut off if it does not sync with the PS3.

It will not shut off if the PS3 controller is inactive while the PS3 is on.

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#3 Leon7J7
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why does it even matter you can manually turn it off by holding the ps button and selecting turn off controller, there is really no point because you can always recharge it if u leave it on too long.
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#4 knowledge83
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Its in the settings, I forget which one, I think...
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#5 GreenGoblin2099
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Also, it shuts down automatically... after the battery runs out.
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#6 SOedipus
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My controller auto-shut downed twice on me, both times it was playing Oblivion and the game was on pause. I think I left for 5-10 minutes. I wonder if it has to do with which games you play or something. Both times weren't intentional, and they were only with the Sixaxis. I'll try it out again sometime, but it isn't one of my priorities. If I get called to do something I usually just shut off the system.