diff --git a/Core/CoreParameter.h b/Core/CoreParameter.h
index 3cb404f46e..b4c3a78991 100644
--- a/Core/CoreParameter.h
+++ b/Core/CoreParameter.h
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ enum GPUCore {
 	GPU_DIRECTX9,
 };
 
+class FileLoader;
+
 // PSP_CoreParameter()
 struct CoreParameter {
-	CoreParameter() : collectEmuLog(0), unthrottle(false), fpsLimit(0), updateRecent(true), freezeNext(false), frozen(false) {}
+	CoreParameter() : collectEmuLog(0), unthrottle(false), fpsLimit(0), updateRecent(true), freezeNext(false), frozen(false), mountIsoLoader(nullptr) {}
 	CPUCore cpuCore;
 	GPUCore gpuCore;
 	bool enableSound;  // there aren't multiple sound cores.
@@ -65,4 +67,6 @@ struct CoreParameter {
 	// Freeze-frame. For nvidia perfhud profiling. Developers only.
 	bool freezeNext;
 	bool frozen;
+
+	FileLoader *mountIsoLoader;
 };
diff --git a/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.cpp b/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.cpp
index 1ddf3fad38..41863baa06 100644
--- a/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.cpp
+++ b/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
+#include "Core/Loaders.h"
 #include "Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.h"
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -29,20 +30,19 @@ extern "C"
 #include "ext/libkirk/kirk_engine.h"
 };
 
-BlockDevice *constructBlockDevice(const char *filename) {
+BlockDevice *constructBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader) {
 	// Check for CISO
-	FILE *f = File::OpenCFile(filename, "rb");
-	if (!f)
-		return 0;
+	if (!fileLoader->Exists())
+		return nullptr;
 	char buffer[4];
-	auto size = fread(buffer, 1, 4, f); //size_t
-	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	size_t size = fileLoader->ReadAt(0, 1, 4, buffer);
+	fileLoader->Seek(0);
 	if (!memcmp(buffer, "CISO", 4) && size == 4)
-		return new CISOFileBlockDevice(f);
+		return new CISOFileBlockDevice(fileLoader);
 	else if (!memcmp(buffer, "\x00PBP", 4) && size == 4)
-		return new NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(f);
+		return new NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(fileLoader);
 	else
-		return new FileBlockDevice(f);
+		return new FileBlockDevice(fileLoader);
 }
 
 RAMBlockDevice::RAMBlockDevice(BlockDevice *device) {
@@ -74,67 +74,16 @@ u32 RAMBlockDevice::GetNumBlocks() {
 
 
 
-
-// Android NDK does not support 64-bit file I/O using C streams
-// so we fall back onto syscalls
-
-#ifdef ANDROID
-
-FileBlockDevice::FileBlockDevice(FILE *file)
-: f(file)
-{
-	fd = fileno(file);
-
-	off64_t off = lseek64(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
-	filesize = off;
-	lseek64(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+FileBlockDevice::FileBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader)
+	: fileLoader_(fileLoader) {
+	filesize_ = fileLoader->FileSize();
 }
 
-FileBlockDevice::~FileBlockDevice()
-{
-	fclose(f);
+FileBlockDevice::~FileBlockDevice() {
 }
 
-bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr)
-{
-	lseek64(fd, (u64)blockNumber * (u64)GetBlockSize(), SEEK_SET);
-	if (read(fd, outPtr, 2048) != 2048) {
-		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "Could not read() 2048 bytes from block");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr)
-{
-	lseek64(fd, (u64)minBlock * (u64)GetBlockSize(), SEEK_SET);
-	const s32 bytes = GetBlockSize() * count;
-	if (read(fd, outPtr, bytes) != bytes) {
-		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "Could not read() %d bytes from block", bytes);
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-#else
-
-FileBlockDevice::FileBlockDevice(FILE *file)
-	: f(file)
-{
-	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
-	filesize = ftello(f);
-	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
-}
-
-FileBlockDevice::~FileBlockDevice()
-{
-	fclose(f);
-}
-
-bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr) 
-{
-	fseeko(f, (u64)blockNumber * (u64)GetBlockSize(), SEEK_SET);
-	if (fread(outPtr, 1, 2048, f) != 2048) {
+bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr) {
+	if (fileLoader_->ReadAt((u64)blockNumber * (u64)GetBlockSize(), 1, 2048, outPtr) != 2048) {
 		DEBUG_LOG(FILESYS, "Could not read 2048 bytes from block");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -142,18 +91,14 @@ bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr)
-{
-	fseeko(f, (u64)minBlock * (u64)GetBlockSize(), SEEK_SET);
-	if (fread(outPtr, 2048, count, f) != count) {
+bool FileBlockDevice::ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr) {
+	if (fileLoader_->ReadAt((u64)minBlock * (u64)GetBlockSize(), 2048, count, outPtr) != count) {
 		ERROR_LOG(FILESYS, "Could not read %d bytes from block", 2048 * count);
 		return false;
 	}
 	return true;
 }
 
-#endif
-
 // .CSO format
 
 // compressed ISO(9660) header format
@@ -184,14 +129,13 @@ typedef struct ciso_header
 
 static const u32 CSO_READ_BUFFER_SIZE = 256 * 1024;
 
-CISOFileBlockDevice::CISOFileBlockDevice(FILE *file)
-	: f(file)
+CISOFileBlockDevice::CISOFileBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader)
+	: fileLoader_(fileLoader)
 {
 	// CISO format is fairly simple, but most tools do not write the header_size.
 
-	f = file;
 	CISO_H hdr;
-	size_t readSize = fread(&hdr, sizeof(CISO_H), 1, f);
+	size_t readSize = fileLoader->ReadAt(0, sizeof(CISO_H), 1, &hdr);
 	if (readSize != 1 || memcmp(hdr.magic, "CISO", 4) != 0)
 	{
 		WARN_LOG(LOADER, "Invalid CSO!");
@@ -235,13 +179,13 @@ CISOFileBlockDevice::CISOFileBlockDevice(FILE *file)
 
 #if COMMON_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	index = new u32[indexSize];
-	if (fread(index, sizeof(u32), indexSize, f) != indexSize)
+	if (fileLoader->ReadAt(sizeof(hdr), sizeof(u32), indexSize, index) != indexSize)
 		memset(index, 0, indexSize * sizeof(u32));
 #else
 	index = new u32[indexSize];
 	u32_le *indexTemp = new u32_le[indexSize];
 
-	if (fread(indexTemp, sizeof(u32), indexSize, f) != indexSize)
+	if (fileLoader->ReadAt(sizeof(hdr), sizeof(u32), indexSize, indexTemp) != indexSize)
 	{
 		memset(indexTemp, 0, indexSize * sizeof(u32_le));
 	}
@@ -257,7 +201,6 @@ CISOFileBlockDevice::CISOFileBlockDevice(FILE *file)
 
 CISOFileBlockDevice::~CISOFileBlockDevice()
 {
-	fclose(f);
 	delete [] index;
 	delete [] readBuffer;
 	delete [] zlibBuffer;
@@ -285,8 +228,7 @@ bool CISOFileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr)
 	const int plain = idx & 0x80000000;
 	if (plain)
 	{
-		fseeko(f, compressedReadPos + compressedOffset, SEEK_SET);
-		int readSize = (u32)fread(outPtr, 1, GetBlockSize(), f);
+		int readSize = (u32)fileLoader_->ReadAt(compressedReadPos + compressedOffset, 1, GetBlockSize(), outPtr);
 		if (readSize < GetBlockSize())
 			memset(outPtr + readSize, 0, GetBlockSize() - readSize);
 	}
@@ -297,8 +239,7 @@ bool CISOFileBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		fseeko(f, compressedReadPos, SEEK_SET);
-		const u32 readSize = (u32)fread(readBuffer, 1, compressedReadSize, f);
+		const u32 readSize = (u32)fileLoader_->ReadAt(compressedReadPos, 1, compressedReadSize, readBuffer);
 
 		z.zalloc = Z_NULL;
 		z.zfree = Z_NULL;
@@ -387,8 +328,7 @@ bool CISOFileBlockDevice::ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr) {
 			const s64 maxNeeded = totalReadEnd - frameReadPos;
 			const size_t chunkSize = (size_t)std::min(maxNeeded, (s64)std::max(frameReadSize, CSO_READ_BUFFER_SIZE));
 
-			fseeko(f, frameReadPos, SEEK_SET);
-			const u32 readSize = (u32)fread(readBuffer, 1, chunkSize, f);
+			const u32 readSize = (u32)fileLoader_->ReadAt(frameReadPos, 1, chunkSize, readBuffer);
 			if (readSize < chunkSize) {
 				memset(readBuffer + readSize, 0, chunkSize - readSize);
 			}
@@ -432,8 +372,8 @@ bool CISOFileBlockDevice::ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr) {
 }
 
 
-NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FILE *file)
-	: f(file)
+NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader)
+	: fileLoader_(fileLoader)
 {
 	MAC_KEY mkey;
 	CIPHER_KEY ckey;
@@ -441,10 +381,8 @@ NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FILE *file)
 	u32 tableOffset, tableSize;
 	u32 lbaStart, lbaEnd;
 
-	fseek(f, 0x24, SEEK_SET);
-	fread(&psarOffset, 1, 4, f);
-	fseek(f, psarOffset, SEEK_SET);
-	size_t readSize = fread(&np_header, 1, 256, f);
+	fileLoader_->ReadAt(0x24, 1, 4, &psarOffset);
+	size_t readSize = fileLoader_->ReadAt(psarOffset, 1, 256, &np_header);
 	if(readSize!=256){
 		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Invalid NPUMDIMG header!");
 	}
@@ -473,12 +411,11 @@ NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FILE *file)
 	tempBuf  = new u8[blockSize];
 
 	tableOffset = *(u32*)(np_header+0x6c); // table offset
-	fseek(f, psarOffset+tableOffset, SEEK_SET);
 
 	tableSize = numBlocks*32;
 	table = new table_info[numBlocks];
 
-	readSize = fread(table, 1, tableSize, f);
+	readSize = fileLoader_->ReadAt(psarOffset + tableOffset, 1, tableSize, table);
 	if(readSize!=tableSize){
 		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Invalid NPUMDIMG table!");
 	}
@@ -503,7 +440,6 @@ NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FILE *file)
 
 NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::~NPDRMDemoBlockDevice()
 {
-	fclose(f);
 	delete [] table;
 	delete [] tempBuf;
 	delete [] blockBuf;
@@ -535,14 +471,12 @@ bool NPDRMDemoBlockDevice::ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr)
 			return false;
 	}
 
-	fseek(f, psarOffset+table[block].offset, SEEK_SET);
-
 	if(table[block].size<blockSize)
 		readBuf = tempBuf;
 	else
 		readBuf = blockBuf;
 
-	readSize = fread(readBuf, 1, table[block].size, f);
+	readSize = fileLoader_->ReadAt(psarOffset+table[block].offset, 1, table[block].size, readBuf);
 	if(readSize != (size_t)table[block].size){
 		if((u32)block==(numBlocks-1))
 			return true;
diff --git a/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.h b/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.h
index 3223c2bad6..a715514a9f 100644
--- a/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.h
+++ b/Core/FileSystems/BlockDevices.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Core/ELF/PBPReader.h"
 
+class FileLoader;
+
 class BlockDevice
 {
 public:
@@ -48,14 +50,14 @@ public:
 class CISOFileBlockDevice : public BlockDevice
 {
 public:
-	CISOFileBlockDevice(FILE *file);
+	CISOFileBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader);
 	~CISOFileBlockDevice();
 	bool ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr) override;
 	bool ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr) override;
 	u32 GetNumBlocks() { return numBlocks;}
 
 private:
-	FILE *f;
+	FileLoader *fileLoader_;
 	u32 *index;
 	u8 *readBuffer;
 	u8 *zlibBuffer;
@@ -71,18 +73,15 @@ private:
 class FileBlockDevice : public BlockDevice
 {
 public:
-	FileBlockDevice(FILE *file);
+	FileBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader);
 	~FileBlockDevice();
 	bool ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr) override;
 	bool ReadBlocks(u32 minBlock, int count, u8 *outPtr) override;
-	u32 GetNumBlocks() override {return (u32)(filesize / GetBlockSize());}
+	u32 GetNumBlocks() override {return (u32)(filesize_ / GetBlockSize());}
 
 private:
-#ifdef ANDROID
-	int fd;
-#endif
-	FILE *f;
-	u64 filesize;
+	FileLoader *fileLoader_;
+	u64 filesize_;
 };
 
 
@@ -99,14 +98,14 @@ struct table_info {
 class NPDRMDemoBlockDevice : public BlockDevice
 {
 public:
-	NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FILE *file);
+	NPDRMDemoBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader);
 	~NPDRMDemoBlockDevice();
 
 	bool ReadBlock(int blockNumber, u8 *outPtr) override;
 	u32 GetNumBlocks() override {return (u32)lbaSize;}
 
 private:
-	FILE *f;
+	FileLoader *fileLoader_;
 	u32 lbaSize;
 
 	u32 psarOffset;
@@ -140,4 +139,4 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-BlockDevice *constructBlockDevice(const char *filename);
+BlockDevice *constructBlockDevice(FileLoader *fileLoader);
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceUmd.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceUmd.cpp
index 1e54d38d85..b5688260ce 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceUmd.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceUmd.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "file/file_util.h"
 
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
+#include "Core/Loaders.h"
 #include "Core/MemMap.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
@@ -460,20 +461,28 @@ u32 sceUmdGetErrorStat()
 }
 
 void __UmdReplace(std::string filepath) {
+	// TODO: This should really go through Loaders, no?  What if it's an invalid file?
+
 	// Only get system from disc0 seems have been enough.
 	IFileSystem* currentUMD = pspFileSystem.GetSystem("disc0:");
 	IFileSystem* currentISOBlock = pspFileSystem.GetSystem("umd0:");
 	if (!currentUMD)
 		return;
 
+	FileLoader *loadedFile = ConstructFileLoader(filepath);
+
 	IFileSystem* umd2;
 	FileInfo info;
-	if (!getFileInfo(filepath.c_str(), &info))    // This shouldn't happen, but for safety.
+	if (!loadedFile->Exists()) {
+		delete loadedFile;
 		return;
+	}
+	UpdateLoadedFile(loadedFile);
+
 	if (info.isDirectory) {
 		umd2 = new VirtualDiscFileSystem(&pspFileSystem, filepath);
 	} else {
-		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(filepath.c_str());
+		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(loadedFile);
 		if (!bd)
 			return;
 		umd2 = new ISOFileSystem(&pspFileSystem, bd);
diff --git a/Core/Loaders.cpp b/Core/Loaders.cpp
index afd7418160..adb3cad1c8 100644
--- a/Core/Loaders.cpp
+++ b/Core/Loaders.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
 // Official git repository and contact information can be found at
 // https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp and http://www.ppsspp.org/.
 
+#include "thread/thread.h"
+#include "base/mutex.h"
+#include "base/stringutil.h"
+#include "base/timeutil.h"
 #include "file/file_util.h"
+#include "net/http_client.h"
+#include "net/resolve.h"
+#include "net/url.h"
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Core/MIPS/MIPS.h"
@@ -30,34 +38,698 @@
 #include "Core/ELF/PBPReader.h"
 #include "Core/ELF/ParamSFO.h"
 
-// TODO : improve, look in the file more
-IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
-{
-	if (filename.size() == 0) {
-		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "invalid filename %s", filename.c_str());
-		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
+class LocalFileLoader : public FileLoader {
+public:
+	LocalFileLoader(const std::string &filename);
+	virtual ~LocalFileLoader();
+
+	virtual bool Exists() override;
+	virtual bool IsDirectory() override;
+	virtual s64 FileSize() override;
+	virtual std::string Path() const override;
+
+	virtual void Seek(s64 absolutePos) override;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override;
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override;
+
+private:
+	// First only used by Android, but we can keep it here for everyone.
+	int fd_;
+	FILE *f_;
+	u64 filesize_;
+	std::string filename_;
+};
+
+class HTTPFileLoader : public FileLoader {
+public:
+	HTTPFileLoader(const std::string &filename);
+	virtual ~HTTPFileLoader() override;
+
+	virtual bool Exists() override;
+	virtual bool IsDirectory() override;
+	virtual s64 FileSize() override;
+	virtual std::string Path() const override;
+
+	virtual void Seek(s64 absolutePos) override;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, count, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(absolutePos, bytes * count, data) / bytes;
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) override;
+
+private:
+	s64 filesize_;
+	s64 filepos_;
+	Url url_;
+	net::AutoInit netInit_;
+	http::Client client_;
+	std::string filename_;
+};
+
+class RetryingFileLoader : public FileLoader {
+public:
+	RetryingFileLoader(FileLoader *backend);
+	virtual ~RetryingFileLoader() override;
+
+	virtual bool Exists() override;
+	virtual bool IsDirectory() override;
+	virtual s64 FileSize() override;
+	virtual std::string Path() const override;
+
+	virtual void Seek(s64 absolutePos) override;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, count, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(absolutePos, bytes * count, data) / bytes;
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) override;
+
+private:
+	enum {
+		MAX_RETRIES = 3,
+	};
+
+	s64 filepos_;
+	FileLoader *backend_;
+};
+
+class CachingFileLoader : public FileLoader {
+public:
+	CachingFileLoader(FileLoader *backend);
+	virtual ~CachingFileLoader() override;
+
+	virtual bool Exists() override;
+	virtual bool IsDirectory() override;
+	virtual s64 FileSize() override;
+	virtual std::string Path() const override;
+
+	virtual void Seek(s64 absolutePos) override;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, count, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(filepos_, bytes, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) override {
+		return ReadAt(absolutePos, bytes * count, data) / bytes;
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) override;
+
+private:
+	void InitCache();
+	void ShutdownCache();
+	size_t ReadFromCache(s64 pos, size_t bytes, void *data);
+	// Guaranteed to read at least one block into the cache.
+	void SaveIntoCache(s64 pos, size_t bytes, bool readingAhead = false);
+	bool MakeCacheSpaceFor(size_t blocks, bool readingAhead);
+	void StartReadAhead(s64 pos);
+
+	enum {
+		BLOCK_SIZE = 65536,
+		BLOCK_SHIFT = 16,
+		MAX_BLOCKS_PER_READ = 16,
+		MAX_BLOCKS_CACHED = 4096, // 256 MB
+		BLOCK_READAHEAD = 4,
+	};
+
+	s64 filesize_;
+	s64 filepos_;
+	FileLoader *backend_;
+	int exists_;
+	int isDirectory_;
+	u64 generation_;
+	u64 oldestGeneration_;
+	size_t cacheSize_;
+
+	struct BlockInfo {
+		u8 *ptr;
+		u64 generation;
+
+		BlockInfo() : ptr(nullptr), generation(0) {
+		}
+		BlockInfo(u8 *p) : ptr(p), generation(0) {
+		}
+	};
+
+	std::map<s64, BlockInfo> blocks_;
+	recursive_mutex blocksMutex_;
+	mutable recursive_mutex backendMutex_;
+	bool aheadThread_;
+};
+
+FileLoader *ConstructFileLoader(const std::string &filename) {
+	if (filename.find("http://") == 0 || filename.find("https://") == 0)
+		return new CachingFileLoader(new RetryingFileLoader(new HTTPFileLoader(filename)));
+	return new LocalFileLoader(filename);
+}
+
+LocalFileLoader::LocalFileLoader(const std::string &filename)
+	: fd_(0), f_(nullptr), filesize_(0), filename_(filename) {
+	f_ = File::OpenCFile(filename, "rb");
+	if (!f_) {
+		return;
 	}
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+	// Android NDK does not support 64-bit file I/O using C streams
+	// so we fall back onto syscalls
+	fd_ = fileno(f_);
+
+	off64_t off = lseek64(fd_, 0, SEEK_END);
+	filesize_ = off;
+	lseek64(fd_, 0, SEEK_SET);
+#else
+	fseek(f_, 0, SEEK_END);
+	filesize_ = ftello(f_);
+	fseek(f_, 0, SEEK_SET);
+#endif
+}
+
+LocalFileLoader::~LocalFileLoader() {
+	fclose(f_);
+}
+
+bool LocalFileLoader::Exists() {
 	FileInfo info;
-	if (!getFileInfo(filename.c_str(), &info)) {
+	return getFileInfo(filename_.c_str(), &info);
+}
+
+bool LocalFileLoader::IsDirectory() {
+	FileInfo info;
+	if (getFileInfo(filename_.c_str(), &info)) {
+		return info.isDirectory;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+s64 LocalFileLoader::FileSize() {
+	return filesize_;
+}
+
+std::string LocalFileLoader::Path() const {
+	return filename_;
+}
+
+void LocalFileLoader::Seek(s64 absolutePos) {
+#ifdef ANDROID
+	lseek64(fd_, absolutePos, SEEK_SET);
+#else
+	fseeko(f_, absolutePos, SEEK_SET);
+#endif
+}
+
+size_t LocalFileLoader::Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) {
+#ifdef ANDROID
+	return read(fd_, data, bytes * count) / bytes;
+#else
+	return fread(data, bytes, count, f_);
+#endif
+}
+
+size_t LocalFileLoader::ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) {
+	Seek(absolutePos);
+	return Read(bytes, count, data);
+}
+
+HTTPFileLoader::HTTPFileLoader(const std::string &filename)
+	: filesize_(0), filepos_(0), url_(filename), filename_(filename) {
+	if (!client_.Resolve(url_.Host().c_str(), 80)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Keepalive, etc.
+	client_.Connect();
+	int err = client_.SendRequest("HEAD", url_.Resource().c_str());
+	if (err < 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Buffer readbuf;
+	std::vector<std::string> responseHeaders;
+	int code = client_.ReadResponseHeaders(&readbuf, responseHeaders);
+	if (code != 200) {
+		// Leave size at 0, invalid.
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "HTTP request failed, got %03d for %s", code, filename.c_str());
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Expire cache via ETag, etc.
+	bool acceptsRange = false;
+	for (std::string header : responseHeaders) {
+		if (startsWithNoCase(header, "Content-Length:")) {
+			size_t size_pos = header.find_first_of(' ');
+			if (size_pos != header.npos) {
+				size_pos = header.find_first_not_of(' ', size_pos);
+			}
+			if (size_pos != header.npos) {
+				filesize_ = atoll(&header[size_pos]);
+			}
+		}
+		if (startsWithNoCase(header, "Accept-Ranges:")) {
+			std::string lowerHeader = header;
+			std::transform(lowerHeader.begin(), lowerHeader.end(), lowerHeader.begin(), tolower);
+			// TODO: Delimited.
+			if (lowerHeader.find("bytes") != lowerHeader.npos) {
+				acceptsRange = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	client_.Disconnect();
+
+	if (!acceptsRange) {
+		WARN_LOG(LOADER, "HTTP server did not advertise support for range requests.");
+	}
+	if (filesize_ == 0) {
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Could not determine file size for %s", filename.c_str());
+	}
+
+	// If we didn't end up with a filesize_ (e.g. chunked response), give up.  File invalid.
+}
+
+HTTPFileLoader::~HTTPFileLoader() {
+}
+
+bool HTTPFileLoader::Exists() {
+	// TODO
+	return url_.Valid() && filesize_ > 0;
+}
+
+bool HTTPFileLoader::IsDirectory() {
+	// Only files.
+	return false;
+}
+
+s64 HTTPFileLoader::FileSize() {
+	return filesize_;
+}
+
+std::string HTTPFileLoader::Path() const {
+	return filename_;
+}
+
+void HTTPFileLoader::Seek(s64 absolutePos) {
+	filepos_ = absolutePos;
+}
+
+size_t HTTPFileLoader::ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) {
+	s64 absoluteEnd = std::min(absolutePos + (s64)bytes, filesize_);
+	if (absolutePos >= filesize_ || bytes == 0) {
+		// Read outside of the file or no read at all, just fail immediately.
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Keepalive, etc.
+	client_.Connect();
+
+	char requestHeaders[4096];
+	// Note that the Range header is *inclusive*.
+	snprintf(requestHeaders, sizeof(requestHeaders),
+		"Range: bytes=%lld-%lld\r\n", absolutePos, absoluteEnd - 1);
+
+	int err = client_.SendRequest("GET", url_.Resource().c_str(), requestHeaders);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	Buffer readbuf;
+	std::vector<std::string> responseHeaders;
+	int code = client_.ReadResponseHeaders(&readbuf, responseHeaders);
+	if (code != 206) {
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "HTTP server did not respond with range, received code=%03d", code);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Expire cache via ETag, etc.
+	// We don't support multipart/byteranges responses.
+	bool supportedResponse = false;
+	for (std::string header : responseHeaders) {
+		if (startsWithNoCase(header, "Content-Range:")) {
+			// TODO: More correctness.  Whitespace can be missing or different.
+			s64 first = -1, last = -1, total = -1;
+			std::string lowerHeader = header;
+			std::transform(lowerHeader.begin(), lowerHeader.end(), lowerHeader.begin(), tolower);
+			if (sscanf(lowerHeader.c_str(), "content-range: bytes %lld-%lld/%lld", &first, &last, &total) >= 2) {
+				if (first == absolutePos && last == absoluteEnd - 1) {
+					supportedResponse = true;
+				} else {
+					ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Unexpected HTTP range: got %lld-%lld, wanted %lld-%lld.", first, last, absolutePos, absoluteEnd - 1);
+				}
+			} else {
+				ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Unexpected HTTP range response: %s", header.c_str());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Would be nice to read directly.
+	Buffer output;
+	client_.ReadResponseEntity(&readbuf, responseHeaders, &output);
+
+	client_.Disconnect();
+
+	if (!supportedResponse) {
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "HTTP server did not respond with the range we wanted.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	size_t readBytes = output.size();
+	output.Take(readBytes, (char *)data);
+	filepos_ = absolutePos + readBytes;
+	return readBytes;
+}
+
+// Takes ownership of backend.
+CachingFileLoader::CachingFileLoader(FileLoader *backend)
+	: filesize_(0), filepos_(0), backend_(backend), exists_(-1), isDirectory_(-1), aheadThread_(false) {
+	filesize_ = backend->FileSize();
+	if (filesize_ > 0) {
+		InitCache();
+	}
+}
+
+CachingFileLoader::~CachingFileLoader() {
+	if (filesize_ > 0) {
+		ShutdownCache();
+	}
+	// Takes ownership.
+	delete backend_;
+}
+
+bool CachingFileLoader::Exists() {
+	if (exists_ == -1) {
+		lock_guard guard(backendMutex_);
+		exists_ = backend_->Exists() ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+	return exists_ == 1;
+}
+
+bool CachingFileLoader::IsDirectory() {
+	if (isDirectory_ == -1) {
+		lock_guard guard(backendMutex_);
+		isDirectory_ = backend_->IsDirectory() ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+	return isDirectory_ == 1;
+}
+
+s64 CachingFileLoader::FileSize() {
+	return filesize_;
+}
+
+std::string CachingFileLoader::Path() const {
+	lock_guard guard(backendMutex_);
+	return backend_->Path();
+}
+
+void CachingFileLoader::Seek(s64 absolutePos) {
+	filepos_ = absolutePos;
+}
+
+size_t CachingFileLoader::ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) {
+	size_t readSize = ReadFromCache(absolutePos, bytes, data);
+	// While in case the cache size is too small for the entire read.
+	while (readSize < bytes) {
+		SaveIntoCache(absolutePos + readSize, bytes - readSize);
+		readSize += ReadFromCache(absolutePos + readSize, bytes - readSize, (u8 *)data + readSize);
+	}
+
+	StartReadAhead(absolutePos + readSize);
+
+	filepos_ = absolutePos + readSize;
+	return readSize;
+}
+
+void CachingFileLoader::InitCache() {
+	cacheSize_ = 0;
+	oldestGeneration_ = 0;
+	generation_ = 0;
+}
+
+void CachingFileLoader::ShutdownCache() {
+	// TODO: Maybe add some hint that deletion is coming soon?
+	// We can't delete while the thread is running, so have to wait.
+	// This should only happen from the menu.
+	while (aheadThread_) {
+		sleep_ms(1);
+	}
+
+	lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+	for (auto block : blocks_) {
+		delete [] block.second.ptr;
+	}
+	blocks_.clear();
+	cacheSize_ = 0;
+}
+
+size_t CachingFileLoader::ReadFromCache(s64 pos, size_t bytes, void *data) {
+	s64 cacheStartPos = pos >> BLOCK_SHIFT;
+	s64 cacheEndPos = (pos + bytes - 1) >> BLOCK_SHIFT;
+	// TODO: Smarter.
+	size_t readSize = 0;
+	size_t offset = (size_t)(pos - (cacheStartPos << BLOCK_SHIFT));
+	u8 *p = (u8 *)data;
+
+	lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+	for (s64 i = cacheStartPos; i <= cacheEndPos; ++i) {
+		auto block = blocks_.find(i);
+		if (block == blocks_.end()) {
+			return readSize;
+		}
+		block->second.generation = generation_;
+
+		size_t toRead = std::min(bytes - readSize, (size_t)BLOCK_SIZE - offset);
+		memcpy(p + readSize, block->second.ptr + offset, toRead);
+		readSize += toRead;
+
+		// Don't need an offset after the first read.
+		offset = 0;
+	}
+	return readSize;
+}
+
+void CachingFileLoader::SaveIntoCache(s64 pos, size_t bytes, bool readingAhead) {
+	s64 cacheStartPos = pos >> BLOCK_SHIFT;
+	s64 cacheEndPos = (pos + bytes - 1) >> BLOCK_SHIFT;
+
+	lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+	size_t blocksToRead = 0;
+	for (s64 i = cacheStartPos; i <= cacheEndPos; ++i) {
+		auto block = blocks_.find(i);
+		if (block != blocks_.end()) {
+			break;
+		}
+		++blocksToRead;
+		if (blocksToRead >= MAX_BLOCKS_PER_READ) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!MakeCacheSpaceFor(blocksToRead, readingAhead) || blocksToRead == 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (blocksToRead == 1) {
+		blocksMutex_.unlock();
+
+		u8 *buf = new u8[BLOCK_SIZE];
+		backendMutex_.lock();
+		backend_->ReadAt(cacheStartPos << BLOCK_SHIFT, BLOCK_SIZE, buf);
+		backendMutex_.unlock();
+
+		blocksMutex_.lock();
+		// While blocksMutex_ was unlocked, another thread may have read.
+		// If so, free the one we just read.
+		if (blocks_.find(cacheStartPos) == blocks_.end()) {
+			blocks_[cacheStartPos] = BlockInfo(buf);
+		} else {
+			delete [] buf;
+		}
+	} else {
+		blocksMutex_.unlock();
+
+		u8 *wholeRead = new u8[blocksToRead << BLOCK_SHIFT];
+		backendMutex_.lock();
+		backend_->ReadAt(cacheStartPos << BLOCK_SHIFT, blocksToRead << BLOCK_SHIFT, wholeRead);
+		backendMutex_.unlock();
+
+		blocksMutex_.lock();
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < blocksToRead; ++i) {
+			if (blocks_.find(cacheStartPos + i) != blocks_.end()) {
+				// Written while we were busy, just skip it.  Keep the existing block.
+				continue;
+			}
+			u8 *buf = new u8[BLOCK_SIZE];
+			memcpy(buf, wholeRead + (i << BLOCK_SHIFT), BLOCK_SIZE);
+			blocks_[cacheStartPos + i] = BlockInfo(buf);
+		}
+		delete wholeRead;
+	}
+
+	cacheSize_ += blocksToRead;
+	++generation_;
+}
+
+bool CachingFileLoader::MakeCacheSpaceFor(size_t blocks, bool readingAhead) {
+	size_t goal = MAX_BLOCKS_CACHED - blocks;
+
+	if (readingAhead && cacheSize_ > goal) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+	while (cacheSize_ > goal) {
+		u64 minGeneration = generation_;
+
+		// We increment the iterator inside because we delete things inside.
+		for (auto it = blocks_.begin(); it != blocks_.end(); ) {
+			// Check for the minimum seen generation.
+			// TODO: Do this smarter?
+			if (it->second.generation != 0 && it->second.generation < minGeneration) {
+				minGeneration = it->second.generation;
+			}
+
+			// 0 means it was never used yet or was the first read (e.g. block descriptor.)
+			if (it->second.generation == oldestGeneration_ || it->second.generation == 0) {
+				s64 pos = it->first;
+				delete it->second.ptr;
+				blocks_.erase(it);
+				--cacheSize_;
+
+				// Our iterator is invalid now.  Keep going?
+				if (cacheSize_ > goal) {
+					// This finds the one at that position.
+					it = blocks_.lower_bound(pos);
+				} else {
+					break;
+				}
+			} else {
+				++it;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If we didn't find any, update to the lowest we did find.
+		oldestGeneration_ = minGeneration;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void CachingFileLoader::StartReadAhead(s64 pos) {
+	lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+	if (aheadThread_) {
+		// Already going.
+		return;
+	}
+	if (cacheSize_ + BLOCK_READAHEAD > MAX_BLOCKS_CACHED) {
+		// Not enough space to readahead.
+		return;
+	}
+
+	aheadThread_ = true;
+	std::thread th([this, pos] {
+		lock_guard guard(blocksMutex_);
+		s64 cacheStartPos = pos >> BLOCK_SHIFT;
+		s64 cacheEndPos = cacheStartPos + BLOCK_READAHEAD - 1;
+
+		for (s64 i = cacheStartPos; i <= cacheEndPos; ++i) {
+			auto block = blocks_.find(i);
+			if (block == blocks_.end()) {
+				blocksMutex_.unlock();
+				SaveIntoCache(i << BLOCK_SHIFT, BLOCK_SIZE * BLOCK_READAHEAD, true);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		aheadThread_ = false;
+	});
+	th.detach();
+}
+
+// Takes ownership of backend.
+RetryingFileLoader::RetryingFileLoader(FileLoader *backend)
+	: filepos_(0), backend_(backend) {
+}
+
+RetryingFileLoader::~RetryingFileLoader() {
+	// Takes ownership.
+	delete backend_;
+}
+
+bool RetryingFileLoader::Exists() {
+	if (!backend_->Exists()) {
+		// Retry once, immediately.
+		return backend_->Exists();
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool RetryingFileLoader::IsDirectory() {
+	// Can't tell if it's an error either way.
+	return backend_->IsDirectory();
+}
+
+s64 RetryingFileLoader::FileSize() {
+	s64 filesize = backend_->FileSize();
+	if (filesize == 0) {
+		return backend_->FileSize();
+	}
+	return filesize;
+}
+
+std::string RetryingFileLoader::Path() const {
+	return backend_->Path();
+}
+
+void RetryingFileLoader::Seek(s64 absolutePos) {
+	filepos_ = absolutePos;
+}
+
+size_t RetryingFileLoader::ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) {
+	size_t readSize = backend_->ReadAt(absolutePos, bytes, data);
+
+	int retries = 0;
+	while (readSize < bytes && retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
+		u8 *p = (u8 *)data;
+		readSize += backend_->ReadAt(absolutePos + readSize, bytes - readSize, p + readSize);
+		++retries;
+	}
+
+	filepos_ = absolutePos + readSize;
+	return readSize;
+}
+
+// TODO : improve, look in the file more
+IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(FileLoader *fileLoader)
+{
+	if (fileLoader == nullptr) {
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Invalid fileLoader");
+		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
+	}
+	if (fileLoader->Path().size() == 0) {
+		ERROR_LOG(LOADER, "Invalid filename %s", fileLoader->Path().c_str());
 		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	std::string extension = filename.size() >= 5 ? filename.substr(filename.size() - 4) : "";
+	if (!fileLoader->Exists()) {
+		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	std::string extension = fileLoader->Extension();
 	if (!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(),".iso"))
 	{
 		// may be a psx iso, they have 2352 byte sectors. You never know what some people try to open
-		if ((info.size % 2352) == 0)
+		if ((fileLoader->FileSize() % 2352) == 0)
 		{
-			FILE *f = File::OpenCFile(filename.c_str(), "rb");
-			if (!f)	{
-				// File does not exists
-				return FILETYPE_ERROR;
-			}
-
 			unsigned char sync[12];
-			fread(sync,1,12,f);
-			fclose(f);
+			fileLoader->ReadAt(0, 12, sync);
 
 			// each sector in a mode2 image starts with these 12 bytes
 			if (memcmp(sync,"\x00\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\x00",12) == 0)
@@ -76,7 +748,8 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 
 
 	// First, check if it's a directory with an EBOOT.PBP in it.
-	if (info.isDirectory) {
+	if (fileLoader->IsDirectory()) {
+		std::string filename = fileLoader->Path();
 		if (filename.size() > 4) {
 			FileInfo ebootInfo;
 			// Check for existence of EBOOT.PBP, as required for "Directory games".
@@ -97,17 +770,10 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 		return FILETYPE_NORMAL_DIRECTORY;
 	}
 
-	FILE *f = File::OpenCFile(filename.c_str(), "rb");
-	if (!f)	{
-		// File does not exists
-		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
-	}
-
 	u32_le id;
 
-	size_t readSize = fread(&id, 4, 1, f);
+	size_t readSize = fileLoader->ReadAt(0, 4, 1, &id);
 	if (readSize != 1) {
-		fclose(f);
 		return FILETYPE_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -115,10 +781,8 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 	u32 _id = id;
 	switch (_id) {
 	case 'PBP\x00':
-		fseek(f, 0x24, SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&psar_offset, 4, 1, f);
-		fseek(f, psar_offset, SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&psar_id, 4, 1, f);
+		fileLoader->ReadAt(0x24, 4, 1, &psar_offset);
+		fileLoader->ReadAt(psar_offset, 4, 1, &psar_id);
 		break;
 	case '!raR':
 		return FILETYPE_ARCHIVE_RAR;
@@ -128,9 +792,8 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 		return FILETYPE_ARCHIVE_ZIP;
 	}
 
-	fclose(f);
-
 	if (id == 'FLE\x7F') {
+		std::string filename = fileLoader->Path();
 		// There are a few elfs misnamed as pbp (like Trig Wars), accept that.
 		if (!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".plf") || strstr(filename.c_str(),"BOOT.BIN") ||
 				!strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".elf") || !strcasecmp(extension.c_str(), ".prx") ||
@@ -142,6 +805,8 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 	else if (id == 'PBP\x00') {
 		// Do this PS1 eboot check FIRST before checking other eboot types.
 		// It seems like some are malformed and slip through the PSAR check below.
+		// TODO: Change PBPReader to read FileLoader objects?
+		std::string filename = fileLoader->Path();
 		PBPReader pbp(filename.c_str());
 		if (pbp.IsValid()) {
 			if (!pbp.IsELF()) {
@@ -199,23 +864,26 @@ IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &filename)
 	return FILETYPE_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-bool LoadFile(std::string &filename, std::string *error_string) {
+bool LoadFile(FileLoader **fileLoaderPtr, std::string *error_string) {
+	FileLoader *&fileLoader = *fileLoaderPtr;
 	// Note that this can modify filename!
-	switch (Identify_File(filename)) {
+	switch (Identify_File(fileLoader)) {
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_PBP_DIRECTORY:
 		{
+			std::string filename = fileLoader->Path();
 			std::string ebootFilename = filename + "/EBOOT.PBP";
-			FileInfo fileInfo;
-			getFileInfo((filename + "/EBOOT.PBP").c_str(), &fileInfo);
 
-			if (fileInfo.exists) {
+			// Switch fileLoader to the EBOOT.
+			delete fileLoader;
+			fileLoader = ConstructFileLoader(ebootFilename);
+
+			if (fileLoader->Exists()) {
 				INFO_LOG(LOADER, "File is a PBP in a directory!");
-				std::string ebootPath = filename + "/EBOOT.PBP";
-				IdentifiedFileType ebootType = Identify_File(ebootPath);
+				IdentifiedFileType ebootType = Identify_File(fileLoader);
 				if (ebootType == FILETYPE_PSP_ISO_NP) {
-					InitMemoryForGameISO(ebootPath);
+					InitMemoryForGameISO(fileLoader);
 					pspFileSystem.SetStartingDirectory("disc0:/PSP_GAME/USRDIR");
-					return Load_PSP_ISO(filename.c_str(), error_string);
+					return Load_PSP_ISO(fileLoader, error_string);
 				}
 				else if (ebootType == FILETYPE_PSP_PS1_PBP) {
 					*error_string = "PS1 EBOOTs are not supported by PPSSPP.";
@@ -225,7 +893,7 @@ bool LoadFile(std::string &filename, std::string *error_string) {
 				size_t pos = path.find("/PSP/GAME/");
 				if (pos != std::string::npos)
 					pspFileSystem.SetStartingDirectory("ms0:" + path.substr(pos));
-				return Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(ebootFilename.c_str(), error_string);
+				return Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(fileLoader, error_string);
 			} else {
 				*error_string = "No EBOOT.PBP, misidentified game";
 				return false;
@@ -236,14 +904,14 @@ bool LoadFile(std::string &filename, std::string *error_string) {
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_ELF:
 		{
 			INFO_LOG(LOADER,"File is an ELF or loose PBP!");
-			return Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(filename.c_str(), error_string);
+			return Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(fileLoader, error_string);
 		}
 
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_ISO:
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_ISO_NP:
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_DISC_DIRECTORY:	// behaves the same as the mounting is already done by now
 		pspFileSystem.SetStartingDirectory("disc0:/PSP_GAME/USRDIR");
-		return Load_PSP_ISO(filename.c_str(), error_string);
+		return Load_PSP_ISO(fileLoader, error_string);
 
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_PS1_PBP:
 		*error_string = "PS1 EBOOTs are not supported by PPSSPP.";
diff --git a/Core/Loaders.h b/Core/Loaders.h
index ddf1ee5b43..f3b56668f3 100644
--- a/Core/Loaders.h
+++ b/Core/Loaders.h
@@ -46,9 +46,40 @@ enum IdentifiedFileType {
 	FILETYPE_UNKNOWN
 };
 
+class FileLoader {
+public:
+	virtual ~FileLoader() {}
+
+	virtual bool Exists() = 0;
+	virtual bool IsDirectory() = 0;
+	virtual s64 FileSize() = 0;
+	virtual std::string Path() const = 0;
+	virtual std::string Extension() {
+		const std::string filename = Path();
+		size_t pos = filename.find_last_of('.');
+		if (pos == filename.npos) {
+			return "";
+		} else {
+			return filename.substr(pos);
+		}
+	}
+
+	virtual void Seek(s64 absolutePos) = 0;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) = 0;
+	virtual size_t Read(size_t bytes, void *data) {
+		return Read(1, bytes, data);
+	}
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, size_t count, void *data) = 0;
+	virtual size_t ReadAt(s64 absolutePos, size_t bytes, void *data) {
+		return ReadAt(absolutePos, 1, bytes, data);
+	}
+};
+
+FileLoader *ConstructFileLoader(const std::string &filename);
+
 // This can modify the string, for example for stripping off the "/EBOOT.PBP"
 // for a FILETYPE_PSP_PBP_DIRECTORY.
-IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(std::string &str);
+IdentifiedFileType Identify_File(FileLoader *fileLoader);
 
 // Can modify the string filename, as it calls IdentifyFile above.
-bool LoadFile(std::string &filename, std::string *error_string);
+bool LoadFile(FileLoader **fileLoaderPtr, std::string *error_string);
diff --git a/Core/PSPLoaders.cpp b/Core/PSPLoaders.cpp
index 5a14cd7173..2831d4daaf 100644
--- a/Core/PSPLoaders.cpp
+++ b/Core/PSPLoaders.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.h"
 #include "FileSystems/VirtualDiscFileSystem.h"
 
+#include "Core/Loaders.h"
 #include "Core/MemMap.h"
 #include "Core/HDRemaster.h"
 
@@ -53,21 +54,21 @@
 // We gather the game info before actually loading/booting the ISO
 // to determine if the emulator should enable extra memory and
 // double-sized texture coordinates.
-void InitMemoryForGameISO(std::string fileToStart) {
+void InitMemoryForGameISO(FileLoader *fileLoader) {
 	IFileSystem* umd2;
 
-	// check if it's a disc directory
-	FileInfo info;
-	if (!getFileInfo(fileToStart.c_str(), &info)) return;
+	if (!fileLoader->Exists()) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	bool actualIso = false;
-	if (info.isDirectory)
+	if (fileLoader->IsDirectory())
 	{
-		umd2 = new VirtualDiscFileSystem(&pspFileSystem, fileToStart);
+		umd2 = new VirtualDiscFileSystem(&pspFileSystem, fileLoader->Path());
 	}
 	else 
 	{
-		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(fileToStart.c_str());
+		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(fileLoader);
 		// Can't init anything without a block device...
 		if (!bd)
 			return;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ static const char *altBootNames[] = {
 	"disc0:/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/ss.RAW",
 };
 
-bool Load_PSP_ISO(const char *filename, std::string *error_string)
+bool Load_PSP_ISO(FileLoader *fileLoader, std::string *error_string)
 {
 	// Mounting stuff relocated to InitMemoryForGameISO due to HD Remaster restructuring of code.
 
@@ -223,12 +224,12 @@ static std::string NormalizePath(const std::string &path)
 	return buf;
 }
 
-bool Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(const char *filename, std::string *error_string)
+bool Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(FileLoader *fileLoader, std::string *error_string)
 {
 	// This is really just for headless, might need tweaking later.
-	if (!PSP_CoreParameter().mountIso.empty())
+	if (PSP_CoreParameter().mountIsoLoader != nullptr)
 	{
-		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(PSP_CoreParameter().mountIso.c_str());
+		auto bd = constructBlockDevice(PSP_CoreParameter().mountIsoLoader);
 		if (bd != NULL) {
 			ISOFileSystem *umd2 = new ISOFileSystem(&pspFileSystem, bd);
 
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ bool Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(const char *filename, std::string *error_string)
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::string full_path = filename;
+	std::string full_path = fileLoader->Path();
 	std::string path, file, extension;
 	SplitPath(ReplaceAll(full_path, "\\", "/"), &path, &file, &extension);
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/Core/PSPLoaders.h b/Core/PSPLoaders.h
index 4faa7287d9..3dce913c08 100644
--- a/Core/PSPLoaders.h
+++ b/Core/PSPLoaders.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-bool Load_PSP_ISO(const char *filename, std::string *error_string);
-bool Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(const char *filename, std::string *error_string);
-void InitMemoryForGameISO(std::string fileToStart);
+class FileLoader;
+
+bool Load_PSP_ISO(FileLoader *fileLoader, std::string *error_string);
+bool Load_PSP_ELF_PBP(FileLoader *fileLoader, std::string *error_string);
+void InitMemoryForGameISO(FileLoader *fileLoader);
diff --git a/Core/System.cpp b/Core/System.cpp
index 7a87f7b61d..ece502bad4 100644
--- a/Core/System.cpp
+++ b/Core/System.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ MetaFileSystem pspFileSystem;
 ParamSFOData g_paramSFO;
 static GlobalUIState globalUIState;
 static CoreParameter coreParameter;
+static FileLoader *loadedFile;
 static PSPMixer *mixer;
 static std::thread *cpuThread = NULL;
 static std::thread::id cpuThreadID;
@@ -181,7 +182,13 @@ void CPU_Init() {
 	Memory::g_PSPModel = g_Config.iPSPModel;
 
 	std::string filename = coreParameter.fileToStart;
-	IdentifiedFileType type = Identify_File(filename);
+	loadedFile = ConstructFileLoader(filename);
+	IdentifiedFileType type = Identify_File(loadedFile);
+
+	// TODO: Put this somewhere better?
+	if (coreParameter.mountIso != "") {
+		coreParameter.mountIsoLoader = ConstructFileLoader(coreParameter.mountIso);
+	}
 
 	MIPSAnalyst::Reset();
 	Replacement_Init();
@@ -190,7 +197,7 @@ void CPU_Init() {
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_ISO:
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_ISO_NP:
 	case FILETYPE_PSP_DISC_DIRECTORY:
-		InitMemoryForGameISO(filename);
+		InitMemoryForGameISO(loadedFile);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ void CPU_Init() {
 	// TODO: Check Game INI here for settings, patches and cheats, and modify coreParameter accordingly
 
 	// Why did we check for CORE_POWERDOWN here?
-	if (!LoadFile(filename, &coreParameter.errorString)) {
+	if (!LoadFile(&loadedFile, &coreParameter.errorString)) {
 		CPU_Shutdown();
 		coreParameter.fileToStart = "";
 		CPU_SetState(CPU_THREAD_NOT_RUNNING);
@@ -245,6 +252,18 @@ void CPU_Shutdown() {
 	pspFileSystem.Shutdown();
 	mipsr4k.Shutdown();
 	Memory::Shutdown();
+
+	delete loadedFile;
+	loadedFile = nullptr;
+
+	delete coreParameter.mountIsoLoader;
+	coreParameter.mountIsoLoader = nullptr;
+}
+
+// TODO: Maybe loadedFile doesn't even belong here...
+void UpdateLoadedFile(FileLoader *fileLoader) {
+	delete loadedFile;
+	loadedFile = fileLoader;
 }
 
 void CPU_RunLoop() {
diff --git a/Core/System.h b/Core/System.h
index 336ac59ff6..651aac0733 100644
--- a/Core/System.h
+++ b/Core/System.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ void Audio_Init();
 bool IsOnSeparateCPUThread();
 bool IsAudioInitialised();
 
+void UpdateLoadedFile(FileLoader *fileLoader);
+
 std::string GetSysDirectory(PSPDirectories directoryType);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 void InitSysDirectories();
diff --git a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
index 985950b5ff..a8d18e5cc4 100644
--- a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include "base/logging.h"
@@ -246,8 +247,9 @@ public:
 			return;
 
 		std::string filename = gamePath_;
+		std::unique_ptr<FileLoader> fileLoader(ConstructFileLoader(filename));
 		info_->path = gamePath_;
-		info_->fileType = Identify_File(filename);
+		info_->fileType = Identify_File(fileLoader.get());
 		// Fallback title
 		info_->title = getFilename(info_->path);
 
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ handleELF:
 				// Let's assume it's an ISO.
 				// TODO: This will currently read in the whole directory tree. Not really necessary for just a
 				// few files.
-				BlockDevice *bd = constructBlockDevice(gamePath_.c_str());
+				BlockDevice *bd = constructBlockDevice(fileLoader.get());
 				if (!bd)
 					return;  // nothing to do here..
 				ISOFileSystem umd(&handles, bd, "/PSP_GAME");
diff --git a/native b/native
index 92be7b0b1b..1150598ce4 160000
--- a/native
+++ b/native
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 92be7b0b1bb73b01b4322d787b9c54d03ed7c270
+Subproject commit 1150598ce463c99fbb08ba4177a7937692fe9bc0