@Zing I think this problem has somethin to do with the update of the bluez package, because in Recalbox 6.1.1 version the same controller with same driver works fine
[ 6677.840437@3]- ==============ssv6200_sw_scan_complete():
[ 6687.127640@0]- usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci-hcd
[ 6687.247585@0]- usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 6687.497078@0]- usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268
[ 6687.497111@0]- usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 6687.497132@0]- usb 1-1: Product: PS3 GamePad
[ 6687.497136@0]- usb 1-1: Manufacturer: GUO HUA
[ 6687.574877@3]- input: GUO HUA PS3 GamePad Motion Sensors as /devices/platform/c9000000.dwc3/xhci-hcd.0.auto/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0002/input/input8
[ 6687.635856@1]- input: GUO HUA PS3 GamePad as /devices/platform/c9000000.dwc3/xhci-hcd.0.auto/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0002/input/input7
[ 6687.644137@3]- sony 0003:054C:0268.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v81.10 Joystick [GUO HUA PS3 GamePad] on usb-xhci-hcd.0.auto-1/input0
[ 6691.569663@0]h IRQRatio___ERR.irq:28 ratio:4
[ 6691.569716@0]h t_isr:48 t_total:1000, cnt:41377, meson_mmc_irq t:2875
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 054c:0268 Sony Corp. Batoh Device / PlayStation 3 Controller
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
and the same happens with all distributions, for example with batocera v30 works fine, after that version does not pair anymore, the same for EmuELEC after v 4.3 does not pair any more, the same with lakka, with retropie 4.8 the controller pair without a problem using drivers for shanwa controller but led light does no assign to player 1, all four led are blinking but it works, So if you need to use the controllers you can use any older distrbution so you can make it work, until the different developers find the problem that would be the solution