Connecting a PS Vita to Macbook Air via bluetooth for use as a game controller

I found out that PS3 controllers are natively supported in OSX via bluetooth. So since PS Vita can connect to PS3 and PS4, I figured that it would work too. I turned on the bluetooth on the Macbook Air and the Vita and plugged in the Vita via USB. The Macbook shows up on the Vita and when chosen, a code pops up on the Macbook that matches the numbers on the Vita and there is a pair button in OSX, so I tried to pair it but it fails for some reason and an error message pops up on the Vita that says no profile found, and the Macbook goes to 'PS Vita not connected'. I looked and found that they both support the same profiles, advanced remote audio/video etc. And I looked for a Vita controller profile for OSX but I couldn't find one. And I tried the Bluetooth Setup Assistant in OSX(mavericks) but it doesn't find anything. Any ideas how to get this working? Otherwise I guess I'll just go buy a PS3 controller. But I think that this should be able to work somehow without much trouble.

To troubleshoot this issues, start here and follow this path through the available options:
• choose I've already installed the Missing Sync Software <next>
• choose Connection Issue: Choose this option if the sync button is grayed out <next>
• choose Bluetooth Connection <next>
• choose Hangs on establishing connection <next>
That instruction set should guide you through resolving the issue.

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