diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CheatSearch.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/CheatSearch.cpp
index 1b85cd9d14..9710f31624 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CheatSearch.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CheatSearch.cpp
@@ -101,87 +101,87 @@ std::vector<u8> Cheats::GetValueAsByteVector(const Cheats::SearchValue& value)
 namespace
 {
 template <typename T>
-static PowerPC::TryReadResult<T>
+static std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<T>>
 TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space);
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<u8> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                          PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<u8>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadU8(addr, space);
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<u16> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<u16>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadU16(addr, space);
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<u32> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<u32>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadU32(addr, space);
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<u64> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<u64>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadU64(addr, space);
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<s8> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                          PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<s8>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   auto tmp = PowerPC::HostTryReadU8(addr, space);
   if (!tmp)
-    return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s8>();
-  return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s8>(tmp.translated, Common::BitCast<s8>(tmp.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return PowerPC::ReadResult<s8>(tmp->translated, Common::BitCast<s8>(tmp->value));
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<s16> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<s16>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   auto tmp = PowerPC::HostTryReadU16(addr, space);
   if (!tmp)
-    return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s16>();
-  return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s16>(tmp.translated, Common::BitCast<s16>(tmp.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return PowerPC::ReadResult<s16>(tmp->translated, Common::BitCast<s16>(tmp->value));
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<s32> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<s32>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   auto tmp = PowerPC::HostTryReadU32(addr, space);
   if (!tmp)
-    return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s32>();
-  return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s32>(tmp.translated, Common::BitCast<s32>(tmp.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return PowerPC::ReadResult<s32>(tmp->translated, Common::BitCast<s32>(tmp->value));
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<s64> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                           PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<s64>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   auto tmp = PowerPC::HostTryReadU64(addr, space);
   if (!tmp)
-    return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s64>();
-  return PowerPC::TryReadResult<s64>(tmp.translated, Common::BitCast<s64>(tmp.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return PowerPC::ReadResult<s64>(tmp->translated, Common::BitCast<s64>(tmp->value));
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<float> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                             PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<float>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadF32(addr, space);
 }
 
 template <>
-PowerPC::TryReadResult<double> TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr,
-                                                              PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<PowerPC::ReadResult<double>>
+TryReadValueFromEmulatedMemory(u32 addr, PowerPC::RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return PowerPC::HostTryReadF64(addr, space);
 }
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ Cheats::NewSearch(const std::vector<Cheats::MemoryRange>& memory_ranges,
         if (!current_value)
           continue;
 
-        if (validator(current_value.value))
+        if (validator(current_value->value))
         {
           auto& r = results.emplace_back();
-          r.m_value = current_value.value;
-          r.m_value_state = current_value.translated ?
+          r.m_value = current_value->value;
+          r.m_value_state = current_value->translated ?
                                 Cheats::SearchResultValueState::ValueFromVirtualMemory :
                                 Cheats::SearchResultValueState::ValueFromPhysicalMemory;
           r.m_address = addr;
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ Cheats::NextSearch(const std::vector<Cheats::SearchResult<T>>& previous_results,
       // if the previous state was invalid we always update the value to avoid getting stuck in an
       // invalid state
       if (!previous_result.IsValueValid() ||
-          validator(current_value.value, previous_result.m_value))
+          validator(current_value->value, previous_result.m_value))
       {
         auto& r = results.emplace_back();
-        r.m_value = current_value.value;
-        r.m_value_state = current_value.translated ?
+        r.m_value = current_value->value;
+        r.m_value_state = current_value->translated ?
                               Cheats::SearchResultValueState::ValueFromVirtualMemory :
                               Cheats::SearchResultValueState::ValueFromPhysicalMemory;
         r.m_address = addr;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.cpp
index f97f916f2f..6f1ef604f9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.cpp
@@ -468,34 +468,35 @@ u32 HostRead_Instruction(const u32 address)
   return ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::OpcodeNoException, u32>(address);
 }
 
-TryReadResult<u32> HostTryReadInstruction(const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<u32>> HostTryReadInstruction(const u32 address,
+                                                      RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   if (!HostIsInstructionRAMAddress(address, space))
-    return TryReadResult<u32>();
+    return std::nullopt;
 
   switch (space)
   {
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Effective:
   {
     const u32 value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::OpcodeNoException, u32>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<u32>(!!MSR.DR, value);
+    return ReadResult<u32>(!!MSR.DR, value);
   }
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Physical:
   {
     const u32 value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::OpcodeNoException, u32, true>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<u32>(false, value);
+    return ReadResult<u32>(false, value);
   }
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Virtual:
   {
     if (!MSR.DR)
-      return TryReadResult<u32>();
+      return std::nullopt;
     const u32 value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::OpcodeNoException, u32>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<u32>(true, value);
+    return ReadResult<u32>(true, value);
   }
   }
 
   ASSERT(0);
-  return TryReadResult<u32>();
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 static void Memcheck(u32 address, u64 var, bool write, size_t size)
@@ -574,70 +575,70 @@ float Read_F32(const u32 address)
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-static TryReadResult<T> HostTryReadUX(const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+static std::optional<ReadResult<T>> HostTryReadUX(const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   if (!HostIsRAMAddress(address, space))
-    return TryReadResult<T>();
+    return std::nullopt;
 
   switch (space)
   {
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Effective:
   {
     T value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException, T>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<T>(!!MSR.DR, std::move(value));
+    return ReadResult<T>(!!MSR.DR, std::move(value));
   }
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Physical:
   {
     T value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException, T, true>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<T>(false, std::move(value));
+    return ReadResult<T>(false, std::move(value));
   }
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Virtual:
   {
     if (!MSR.DR)
-      return TryReadResult<T>();
+      return std::nullopt;
     T value = ReadFromHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException, T>(address);
-    return TryReadResult<T>(true, std::move(value));
+    return ReadResult<T>(true, std::move(value));
   }
   }
 
   ASSERT(0);
-  return TryReadResult<T>();
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-TryReadResult<u8> HostTryReadU8(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<u8>> HostTryReadU8(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryReadUX<u8>(address, space);
 }
 
-TryReadResult<u16> HostTryReadU16(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<u16>> HostTryReadU16(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryReadUX<u16>(address, space);
 }
 
-TryReadResult<u32> HostTryReadU32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<u32>> HostTryReadU32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryReadUX<u32>(address, space);
 }
 
-TryReadResult<u64> HostTryReadU64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<u64>> HostTryReadU64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryReadUX<u64>(address, space);
 }
 
-TryReadResult<float> HostTryReadF32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<float>> HostTryReadF32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   const auto result = HostTryReadUX<u32>(address, space);
   if (!result)
-    return TryReadResult<float>();
-  return TryReadResult<float>(result.translated, Common::BitCast<float>(result.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return ReadResult<float>(result->translated, Common::BitCast<float>(result->value));
 }
 
-TryReadResult<double> HostTryReadF64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<double>> HostTryReadF64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   const auto result = HostTryReadUX<u64>(address, space);
   if (!result)
-    return TryReadResult<double>();
-  return TryReadResult<double>(result.translated, Common::BitCast<double>(result.value));
+    return std::nullopt;
+  return ReadResult<double>(result->translated, Common::BitCast<double>(result->value));
 }
 
 u32 Read_U8_ZX(const u32 address)
@@ -763,62 +764,68 @@ void HostWrite_F64(const double var, const u32 address)
   HostWrite_U64(integral, address);
 }
 
-static TryWriteResult HostTryWriteUX(const u32 var, const u32 address, const u32 size,
-                                     RequestedAddressSpace space)
+static std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteUX(const u32 var, const u32 address, const u32 size,
+                                                 RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   if (!HostIsRAMAddress(address, space))
-    return TryWriteResult();
+    return std::nullopt;
 
   switch (space)
   {
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Effective:
     WriteToHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException>(address, var, size);
-    return TryWriteResult(!!MSR.DR);
+    return WriteResult(!!MSR.DR);
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Physical:
     WriteToHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException, true>(address, var, size);
-    return TryWriteResult(false);
+    return WriteResult(false);
   case RequestedAddressSpace::Virtual:
     if (!MSR.DR)
-      return TryWriteResult();
+      return std::nullopt;
     WriteToHardware<XCheckTLBFlag::NoException>(address, var, size);
-    return TryWriteResult(true);
+    return WriteResult(true);
   }
 
   ASSERT(0);
-  return TryWriteResult();
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU8(const u32 var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteU8(const u32 var, const u32 address,
+                                          RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryWriteUX(var, address, 1, space);
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU16(const u32 var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteU16(const u32 var, const u32 address,
+                                           RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryWriteUX(var, address, 2, space);
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU32(const u32 var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteU32(const u32 var, const u32 address,
+                                           RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   return HostTryWriteUX(var, address, 4, space);
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU64(const u64 var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteU64(const u64 var, const u32 address,
+                                           RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
-  const TryWriteResult result = HostTryWriteUX(static_cast<u32>(var >> 32), address, 4, space);
+  const auto result = HostTryWriteUX(static_cast<u32>(var >> 32), address, 4, space);
   if (!result)
     return result;
 
   return HostTryWriteUX(static_cast<u32>(var), address + 4, 4, space);
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteF32(const float var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteF32(const float var, const u32 address,
+                                           RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   const u32 integral = Common::BitCast<u32>(var);
   return HostTryWriteU32(integral, address, space);
 }
 
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteF64(const double var, const u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<WriteResult> HostTryWriteF64(const double var, const u32 address,
+                                           RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   const u64 integral = Common::BitCast<u64>(var);
   return HostTryWriteU64(integral, address, space);
@@ -840,25 +847,26 @@ std::string HostGetString(u32 address, size_t size)
   return s;
 }
 
-TryReadResult<std::string> HostTryReadString(u32 address, size_t size, RequestedAddressSpace space)
+std::optional<ReadResult<std::string>> HostTryReadString(u32 address, size_t size,
+                                                         RequestedAddressSpace space)
 {
   auto c = HostTryReadU8(address, space);
   if (!c)
-    return TryReadResult<std::string>();
-  if (c.value == 0)
-    return TryReadResult<std::string>(c.translated, "");
+    return std::nullopt;
+  if (c->value == 0)
+    return ReadResult<std::string>(c->translated, "");
 
   std::string s;
-  s += static_cast<char>(c.value);
+  s += static_cast<char>(c->value);
   while (size == 0 || s.length() < size)
   {
     ++address;
     const auto res = HostTryReadU8(address, space);
-    if (!res || res.value == 0)
+    if (!res || res->value == 0)
       break;
-    s += static_cast<char>(res.value);
+    s += static_cast<char>(res->value);
   }
-  return TryReadResult<std::string>(c.translated, std::move(s));
+  return ReadResult<std::string>(c->translated, std::move(s));
 }
 
 bool IsOptimizableRAMAddress(const u32 address)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.h
index 47786078cb..afe36a9875 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/MMU.h
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ u32 HostRead_Instruction(u32 address);
 std::string HostGetString(u32 address, size_t size = 0);
 
 template <typename T>
-struct TryReadResult
+struct ReadResult
 {
-  // whether the read succeeded; if false, the other fields should not be touched
-  bool success;
-
   // whether the address had to be translated (given address was treated as virtual) or not (given
   // address was treated as physical)
   bool translated;
@@ -49,37 +46,31 @@ struct TryReadResult
   // the actual value that was read
   T value;
 
-  TryReadResult() : success(false) {}
-  TryReadResult(bool translated_, T&& value_)
-      : success(true), translated(translated_), value(std::move(value_))
+  ReadResult(bool translated_, T&& value_) : translated(translated_), value(std::forward<T>(value_))
   {
   }
-  TryReadResult(bool translated_, const T& value_)
-      : success(true), translated(translated_), value(value_)
-  {
-  }
-  explicit operator bool() const { return success; }
+  ReadResult(bool translated_, const T& value_) : translated(translated_), value(value_) {}
 };
 
 // Try to read a value from emulated memory at the given address in the given memory space.
-// If the read succeeds, the returned TryReadResult contains the read value and information on
-// whether the given address had to be translated or not. Unlike the HostRead functions, this does
-// not raise a user-visible alert on failure.
-TryReadResult<u8> HostTryReadU8(u32 address,
-                                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<u16> HostTryReadU16(u32 address,
-                                  RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<u32> HostTryReadU32(u32 address,
-                                  RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<u64> HostTryReadU64(u32 address,
-                                  RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<float> HostTryReadF32(u32 address,
-                                    RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<double>
+// If the read succeeds, the returned value will be present and the ReadResult contains the read
+// value and information on whether the given address had to be translated or not. Unlike the
+// HostRead functions, this does not raise a user-visible alert on failure.
+std::optional<ReadResult<u8>>
+HostTryReadU8(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<ReadResult<u16>>
+HostTryReadU16(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<ReadResult<u32>>
+HostTryReadU32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<ReadResult<u64>>
+HostTryReadU64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<ReadResult<float>>
+HostTryReadF32(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<ReadResult<double>>
 HostTryReadF64(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<u32>
+std::optional<ReadResult<u32>>
 HostTryReadInstruction(u32 address, RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryReadResult<std::string>
+std::optional<ReadResult<std::string>>
 HostTryReadString(u32 address, size_t size = 0,
                   RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
 
@@ -93,36 +84,37 @@ void HostWrite_U64(u64 var, u32 address);
 void HostWrite_F32(float var, u32 address);
 void HostWrite_F64(double var, u32 address);
 
-struct TryWriteResult
+struct WriteResult
 {
-  // whether the write succeeded; if false, the other fields should not be touched
-  bool success;
-
   // whether the address had to be translated (given address was treated as virtual) or not (given
   // address was treated as physical)
   bool translated;
 
-  TryWriteResult() : success(false) {}
-  TryWriteResult(bool translated_) : success(true), translated(translated_) {}
-  explicit operator bool() const { return success; }
+  explicit WriteResult(bool translated_) : translated(translated_) {}
 };
 
 // Try to a write a value to memory at the given address in the given memory space.
 // If the write succeeds, the returned TryWriteResult contains information on whether the given
 // address had to be translated or not. Unlike the HostWrite functions, this does not raise a
 // user-visible alert on failure.
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU8(u32 var, const u32 address,
-                              RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU16(u32 var, const u32 address,
-                               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU32(u32 var, const u32 address,
-                               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteU64(u64 var, const u32 address,
-                               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteF32(float var, const u32 address,
-                               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
-TryWriteResult HostTryWriteF64(double var, const u32 address,
-                               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteU8(u32 var, const u32 address,
+               RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteU16(u32 var, const u32 address,
+                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteU32(u32 var, const u32 address,
+                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteU64(u64 var, const u32 address,
+                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteF32(float var, const u32 address,
+                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
+std::optional<WriteResult>
+HostTryWriteF64(double var, const u32 address,
+                RequestedAddressSpace space = RequestedAddressSpace::Effective);
 
 // Returns whether a read or write to the given address will resolve to a RAM access in the given
 // address space.