diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE.cpp
index 3a40dfd28f..d9450ea580 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ template <typename T>
 std::shared_ptr<T> AddDevice(const char* device_name)
 {
   auto device = std::make_shared<T>(num_devices, device_name);
+  _assert_(device->GetDeviceType() == IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::Static);
   s_device_map[num_devices] = device;
   num_devices++;
   return device;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ void Reset(bool hard)
 
   for (auto& dev : s_fdmap)
   {
-    if (dev && !dev->IsHardware())
+    if (dev && dev->GetDeviceType() != IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::Static)
     {
       // close all files and delete their resources
       dev->Close(0, true);
@@ -285,12 +286,7 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap& p)
   }
 
   for (const auto& entry : s_device_map)
-  {
-    if (entry.second->IsHardware())
-    {
-      entry.second->DoState(p);
-    }
-  }
+    entry.second->DoState(p);
 
   if (p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
   {
@@ -300,18 +296,21 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap& p)
       p.Do(exists);
       if (exists)
       {
-        u32 isHw = 0;
-        p.Do(isHw);
-        if (isHw)
+        auto device_type = IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::Static;
+        p.Do(device_type);
+        switch (device_type)
         {
-          u32 hwId = 0;
-          p.Do(hwId);
-          s_fdmap[i] = AccessDeviceByID(hwId);
+        case IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::Static:
+        {
+          u32 device_id = 0;
+          p.Do(device_id);
+          s_fdmap[i] = AccessDeviceByID(device_id);
+          break;
         }
-        else
-        {
+        case IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::FileIO:
           s_fdmap[i] = std::make_shared<CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO>(i, "");
           s_fdmap[i]->DoState(p);
+          break;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -331,9 +330,9 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap& p)
       p.Do(exists);
       if (exists)
       {
-        u32 isHw = descriptor->IsHardware() ? 1 : 0;
-        p.Do(isHw);
-        if (isHw)
+        auto device_type = descriptor->GetDeviceType();
+        p.Do(device_type);
+        if (device_type == IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DeviceType::Static)
         {
           u32 hwId = descriptor->GetDeviceID();
           p.Do(hwId);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.cpp
index ef9ecd616c..0a3d9cf9a3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ SIOCtlVBuffer::SIOCtlVBuffer(const u32 address) : m_Address(address)
 }
 
 IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::IWII_IPC_HLE_Device(const u32 device_id, const std::string& device_name,
-                                         const bool hardware)
-    : m_name(device_name), m_device_id(device_id), m_is_hardware(hardware)
+                                         const DeviceType type)
+    : m_name(device_name), m_device_id(device_id), m_device_type(type)
 {
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void IWII_IPC_HLE_Device::DoStateShared(PointerWrap& p)
 {
   p.Do(m_name);
   p.Do(m_device_id);
-  p.Do(m_is_hardware);
+  p.Do(m_device_type);
   p.Do(m_is_active);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.h b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.h
index 90c848ea05..6f45c83f9f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device.h
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ struct SIOCtlVBuffer
 class IWII_IPC_HLE_Device
 {
 public:
-  IWII_IPC_HLE_Device(u32 device_id, const std::string& device_name, bool hardware = true);
+  enum class DeviceType : u32
+  {
+    Static,  // Devices which appear in s_device_map.
+    FileIO,  // FileIO devices which are created dynamically.
+  };
+
+  IWII_IPC_HLE_Device(u32 device_id, const std::string& device_name,
+                      DeviceType type = DeviceType::Static);
 
   virtual ~IWII_IPC_HLE_Device() = default;
   // Release any resources which might interfere with savestating.
@@ -81,17 +88,16 @@ public:
   virtual IPCCommandResult IOCtlV(u32 command_address);
 
   virtual u32 Update() { return 0; }
-  virtual bool IsHardware() const { return m_is_hardware; }
+  virtual DeviceType GetDeviceType() const { return m_device_type; }
   virtual bool IsOpened() const { return m_is_active; }
   static IPCCommandResult GetDefaultReply();
   static IPCCommandResult GetNoReply();
 
-  std::string m_name;
-
 protected:
+  std::string m_name;
   // STATE_TO_SAVE
   u32 m_device_id;
-  bool m_is_hardware;
+  DeviceType m_device_type;
   bool m_is_active = false;
 
   // Write out the IPC struct from command_address to number_of_commands numbers
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
index 8b60b7f128..8cd1f853a4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void HLE_IPC_CreateVirtualFATFilesystem()
 
 CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO::CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO(u32 device_id,
                                                        const std::string& device_name)
-    : IWII_IPC_HLE_Device(device_id, device_name, false)  // not a real hardware
+    : IWII_IPC_HLE_Device(device_id, device_name, DeviceType::FileIO)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
index 36be7c6447..6d84534de5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static Common::Event g_compressAndDumpStateSyncEvent;
 static std::thread g_save_thread;
 
 // Don't forget to increase this after doing changes on the savestate system
-static const u32 STATE_VERSION = 67;  // Last changed in PR 4634
+static const u32 STATE_VERSION = 68;  // Last changed in PR 4638
 
 // Maps savestate versions to Dolphin versions.
 // Versions after 42 don't need to be added to this list,