Playstation classic hides keyboard access to its emulator

Console manufacturers hate emulators for allowing people to play games without buying their hardware or even their games. However, two of the three largest game console companies have resorted to using emulation for one of the best-selling products. It seems that Sony has made a little mistake, allowing access to the Playstation Classic emulator menu, using only USB keyboards.

Playstation Classic hides a very easy to access function

It is no longer a secret that Sony used the open source PCSX emulator, specifically the ReARMed version, for the Playstation Classic. That fact has given modders and hackers some hope, but most regular users are left out of the fun. Now it has been discovered that with certain brands and models of keyboards, anyone can modify their experience on the Playstation Classic.

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People on the Retro Gaming Arts channel claim they only stumbled upon this feat by accident. They just plugged in a USB keyboard and hit the "Escape" key in one of the games. This brought a "PCSX Menu" that allows you to change some emulator settings, including frame rate, emulated CRT scan lines, etc. Gamers theorize that there is a less than perfect USB blacklist on the Classic console, making it possible for some keyboards to bypass the check and others not.

This discovery could encourage hackers to delve into other open doors that Sony may have accidentally left open. Considering that the PlayStation Classic is becoming somewhat disappointing, the motivation to make the most of it is even greater. Would you like to be able to modify the list of games and the parameters of the PlayStation Classic?

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