diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 2d9eee2cce..b325f2e6b9 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ struct settings
    bool savestate_auto_index;
 };
 
+// Settings and/or global state that is specific to a console-style implementation.
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) || defined(_XBOX) || defined(XENON) || defined(GEKKO)
+struct console_settings
+{
+   bool block_config_read;
+};
+#endif
+
 enum ssnes_game_type
 {
    SSNES_CART_NORMAL = 0,
@@ -348,9 +356,13 @@ struct global
 };
 
 void parse_config(void);
+void config_set_defaults(void);
 
 extern struct settings g_settings;
 extern struct global g_extern;
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) || defined(_XBOX) || defined(XENON) || defined(GEKKO)
+extern struct console_settings g_console;
+#endif
 
 #define SSNES_LOG(...) do { \
    if (g_extern.verbose) \
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index d1988b3259..749da3d51d 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 
 struct settings g_settings;
 struct global g_extern;
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) || defined(_XBOX) || defined(XENON) || defined(GEKKO)
+struct console_settings g_console;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
 static void read_keybinds(config_file_t *conf);
 #endif
 
-static void set_defaults(void)
+void config_set_defaults(void)
 {
    const char *def_video = NULL;
    const char *def_audio = NULL;
@@ -224,11 +227,16 @@ static void parse_config_file(void);
 
 void parse_config(void)
 {
-   set_defaults();
+#if defined(__CELLOS_LV2__) || defined(_XBOX) || defined(XENON) || defined(GEKKO)
+   if (!g_console.block_config_read)
+#endif
+   {
+      config_set_defaults();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
-   parse_config_file();
+      parse_config_file();
 #endif
+   }
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index b0bc0f55dc..2f2293e840 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -2210,4 +2210,3 @@ error:
    return 1;
 }
 
-