The PlayStation Classic was officially released yesterday and it aims to scratch that nostalgic itch of fans of the original PlayStation. Given that the console uses an open source emulator, some people began tinkering around with it, and a couple of YouTubers discovered a way to access the PlayStation Classic’s emulator settings. Of course, as with anything that involves messing around with hardware, players who dare to do any of the steps mentioned below must try it at their own risk as this can lead to a host of problems that may damage the console.

The hack was discovered by YouTuber Retro Gaming Arts along with his buddy. The pair took apart the PlayStation Classic at first to understand the console’s inner workings before putting it back together and plugging in a USB keyboard, which gave access to the emulator settings. “So basically all I did was I took a USB keyboard and plugged it in, and then I went into one of the games and hit Escape, and then that gave me all the access to the emulator itself,” Retro Gaming Arts explained in the video.

Opening the emulator settings would give players access to a bunch of parameters such as the ability to change the console’s region, access to cheats, and many others. However, it seems that not all USB keyboards will work with the PS Classic. Specific devices such as the Logitech G15 and Corsair K75 RGB (keyboard used in the video), were specifically mentioned to have worked with Sony’s vintage console.

Before its release, Sony revealed that nine out of the twenty pre-installed games on the PlayStation Classic will be in its original PAL version that has a refresh rate of 50Hz. This revelation led to a massive disappointment among players as some sources revealed that games such as Tekken 3 are displaying the same lag problem as they did with their original versions. However, users who posted on a ResetEra thread reported that after trying the hack, they were able to restore Tekken 3 back to NSTC that runs at 60fps.

The 50Hz issue isn't the only PlayStation Classic controversy. While the console includes iconic games, some people were left disappointed when Sony unveiled the 20 pre-installed games for the PlayStation Classic. Of course, given the fact that the perfect wish list of games would differ from person to person, it is understandable that several players out there would try to modify the PlayStation Classic.