Brook PS3 and PS3/PS4 Super Converter to XBox One

[Fred Davison - QuadStick]

I bought both versions, the PS3 to XBox One and PS3/PS4 to XBox One, Super Converters and they both worked with the Quadstick.  I wasn't really surprised because the PS3 to PS4 model and the PS3/PS4 to Switch models work, too.

The caveat with the Brook Super Converters is they often need a firmware update when you get them in order to work and it can be difficult to trigger the button combinations necessary to put the converter into the firmware update mode.

One of the two devices I received had old firmware in it and needed to be updated:

The PS3 to XBox One converter had very old firmware, so I had to first update it to a semi-recent firmware version, then update that to the newest firmware.  Since there is no way to read out what firmware was in the device, I looked at the data-code on the back of the device.

August 2015 was older than the oldest version they listed:

20170515
Controller compatibility update: Support Razer Panthera Arcade Stick

20161209
1. Improve system and operating procedure
2. Controller compatibility update

20160202
*Solved the authentication issue that causes B file unable to update
*While updating, substitude "Left Arrow+PS key" in place of "L3+PS key" combination; "Right arrow+PS key" for R3+PS key" combination

so I followed the instructions:

Step 1. For Windows 7 and 8, install Xbox One driver. For Windows 10, there's no necessity to install Xbox One driver
Step 2. Execute the 20160418 version firmware update
Step 3. Execute the ONLINE version firmware update
For more specific information, please refer to firmware manual

To put the device in the firmware update mode, you have to press PS+Start, then L3-then-PS with a Dual Shock 3 controller for old-old firmware (and PS+Start, then Left-D-Pad-then-PS for the 2016+ firmware).  Since my old DS3 controller does not work anymore, I configured a quadstick to do it with this configuration file:

ps3	normal	mp_center_sip
start	normal	mp_center_sip
left_3	normal	mp_left_sip
ps3	delay_on 100	mp_left_sip
dpad_W	normal	mp_right_sip
ps3	delay_on 100	mp_right_sip

For old-old firmware, center_sip followed by left_sip puts the device in and out of programming mode, the center_sip followed by right_sip puts the device in and out of programming mode for newer firmware.

Since these devices are less expensive than the CronusMax, they are a good alternative to consider if you don't need specific features of the CronusMax.