diff --git a/Common/File/FileUtil.cpp b/Common/File/FileUtil.cpp
index 7d388bb13e..df4b3d3a8e 100644
--- a/Common/File/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Common/File/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ FILE *OpenCFile(const Path &path, const char *mode) {
 			// Read, let's support this - easy one.
 			int descriptor = Android_OpenContentUriFd(path.ToString(), Android_OpenContentUriMode::READ);
 			if (descriptor == -1) {
+				// Set last error message?
+				// We're gonna need some error codes..
 				return nullptr;
 			}
 			return fdopen(descriptor, "rb");
@@ -125,6 +127,25 @@ FILE *OpenCFile(const Path &path, const char *mode) {
 #endif
 }
 
+int OpenFD(const Path &path, OpenFlag flags) {
+	switch (path.Type()) {
+	case PathType::CONTENT_URI:
+		break;
+	default:
+		// Not yet supported.
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (flags != OPEN_READ) {
+		// TODO
+		ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "Modes other than plain OPEN_READ not yet supported");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	int descriptor = Android_OpenContentUriFd(path.ToString(), Android_OpenContentUriMode::READ);
+	return descriptor;
+}
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static bool ResolvePathVista(const std::wstring &path, wchar_t *buf, DWORD bufSize) {
 	typedef DWORD(WINAPI *getFinalPathNameByHandleW_f)(HANDLE hFile, LPWSTR lpszFilePath, DWORD cchFilePath, DWORD dwFlags);
@@ -721,7 +742,7 @@ bool CreateEmptyFile(const Path &filename) {
 	INFO_LOG(COMMON, "CreateEmptyFile: %s", filename.c_str()); 
 	FILE *pFile = OpenCFile(filename, "wb");
 	if (!pFile) {
-		ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "CreateEmptyFile: failed %s: %s", filename.c_str(), GetLastErrorMsg().c_str());
+		ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "CreateEmptyFile: failed to create '%s': %s", filename.c_str(), GetLastErrorMsg().c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 	fclose(pFile);
diff --git a/Common/File/FileUtil.h b/Common/File/FileUtil.h
index 4ca7c7df21..ab0782fb22 100644
--- a/Common/File/FileUtil.h
+++ b/Common/File/FileUtil.h
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ namespace File {
 // Mostly to handle UTF-8 filenames better on Windows.
 FILE *OpenCFile(const Path &filename, const char *mode);
 
+// Reminiscent of PSP's FileAccess enum, due to its use in emulating it.
+enum OpenFlag {
+	OPEN_NONE = 0,
+	OPEN_READ = 1,
+	OPEN_WRITE = 2,
+	OPEN_APPEND = 4,
+	OPEN_CREATE = 8,
+	OPEN_TRUNCATE = 16,
+	// EXCL?
+};
+
+// TODO: This currently only handles Android Content URIs, but might port the rest
+// of DirectoryFileSystem::Open here eventually for symmetry.
+int OpenFD(const Path &filename, OpenFlag flags);
+
 // Resolves symlinks and similar.
 std::string ResolvePath(const std::string &path);
 
diff --git a/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp b/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
index d15c953408..d328c37d1b 100644
--- a/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bool DirectoryFileHandle::Open(const Path &basePath, std::string &fileName, File
 	error = 0;
 
 #if HOST_IS_CASE_SENSITIVE
-	if (access & (FILEACCESS_APPEND|FILEACCESS_CREATE|FILEACCESS_WRITE)) {
+	if (access & (FILEACCESS_APPEND | FILEACCESS_CREATE | FILEACCESS_WRITE)) {
 		DEBUG_LOG(FILESYS, "Checking case for path %s", fileName.c_str());
 		if (!FixPathCase(basePath.ToString(), fileName, FPC_PATH_MUST_EXIST)) {
 			error = SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_ERRNO_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ bool DirectoryFileHandle::Open(const Path &basePath, std::string &fileName, File
 	}
 
 	//TODO: tests, should append seek to end of file? seeking in a file opened for append?
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(WINDOWS)
 	// Convert parameters to Windows permissions and access
 	DWORD desired = 0;
 	DWORD sharemode = 0;
@@ -265,6 +265,29 @@ bool DirectoryFileHandle::Open(const Path &basePath, std::string &fileName, File
 		}
 	}
 #else
+	if (fullName.Type() == PathType::CONTENT_URI) {
+		// Convert flags. Don't want to share this type, bad dependency.
+		u32 flags = File::OPEN_NONE;
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_READ)
+			flags |= File::OPEN_READ;
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_WRITE)
+			flags |= File::OPEN_WRITE;
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_APPEND)
+			flags |= File::OPEN_APPEND;
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_CREATE)
+			flags |= File::OPEN_CREATE;
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_TRUNCATE)
+			flags |= File::OPEN_TRUNCATE;
+
+		int fd = File::OpenFD(fullName, (File::OpenFlag)flags);
+		hFile = fd;
+		// Try to detect reads/writes to PSP/GAME to avoid them in replays.
+		if (fullName.FilePathContains("PSP/GAME/")) {
+			inGameDir_ = true;
+		}
+		return fd != -1;
+	}
+
 	int flags = 0;
 	if (access & FILEACCESS_APPEND) {
 		flags |= O_APPEND;
@@ -623,18 +646,22 @@ int DirectoryFileSystem::OpenFile(std::string filename, FileAccess access, const
 
 	err = ReplayApplyDisk(ReplayAction::FILE_OPEN, err, CoreTiming::GetGlobalTimeUs());
 	if (err != 0) {
+		std::string errorString;
+		int err;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		auto win32err = GetLastError();
-		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "DirectoryFileSystem::OpenFile: FAILED, %i - access = %i, %s", (int)win32err, (int)access, GetStringErrorMsg(win32err).c_str());
+		err = (int)win32err;
+		errorString = GetStringErrorMsg(win32err);
 #else
-		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "DirectoryFileSystem::OpenFile: FAILED, %i - access = %i", errno, (int)access);
+		err = (int)errno;
 #endif
-		//wwwwaaaaahh!!
+		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "DirectoryFileSystem::OpenFile(%s): FAILED, %i - access = %d '%s'", filename.c_str(), err, (int)access, errorString.c_str());
 		return err;
 	} else {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		if (access & FILEACCESS_APPEND)
-			entry.hFile.Seek(0,FILEMOVE_END);
+		if (access & FILEACCESS_APPEND) {
+			entry.hFile.Seek(0, FILEMOVE_END);
+		}
 #endif
 
 		u32 newHandle = hAlloc->GetNewHandle();