diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 9efb1eac1..21fa8314e 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ add_library(citra_common STATIC
     file_util.cpp
     file_util.h
     hash.h
+    input.h
     linear_disk_cache.h
     literals.h
     logging/backend.cpp
@@ -119,9 +120,12 @@ add_library(citra_common STATIC
     thread_queue_list.h
     thread_worker.h
     threadsafe_queue.h
+    tiny_mt.h
     timer.cpp
     timer.h
     unique_function.h
+    uuid.cpp
+    uuid.h
     vector_math.h
     web_result.h
     x64/cpu_detect.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/input.h b/src/common/input.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48b1616e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/input.h
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Citra Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+#include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "common/param_package.h"
+#include "common/uuid.h"
+
+namespace Common::Input {
+
+// Type of data that is expected to recieve or send
+enum class InputType {
+    None,
+    Button,
+    Stick,
+    Analog,
+    Motion,
+    Touch,
+};
+
+enum class PollingMode {
+    // Constant polling of buttons, analogs and motion data
+    Active,
+    // Only update on button change, digital analogs
+    Pasive,
+};
+
+// Polling mode reply from the controller
+enum class PollingError {
+    None,
+    NotSupported,
+    Unknown,
+};
+
+// Analog properties for calibration
+struct AnalogProperties {
+    // Anything below this value will be detected as zero
+    float deadzone{};
+    // Anyting above this values will be detected as one
+    float range{1.0f};
+    // Minimum value to be detected as active
+    float threshold{0.5f};
+    // Drift correction applied to the raw data
+    float offset{};
+    // Invert direction of the sensor data
+    bool inverted{};
+    // Press once to activate, press again to release
+    bool toggle{};
+};
+
+// Single analog sensor data
+struct AnalogStatus {
+    float value{};
+    float raw_value{};
+    AnalogProperties properties{};
+};
+
+// Button data
+struct ButtonStatus {
+    Common::UUID uuid{};
+    bool value{};
+    // Invert value of the button
+    bool inverted{};
+    // Press once to activate, press again to release
+    bool toggle{};
+    // Internal lock for the toggle status
+    bool locked{};
+};
+
+// Analog and digital joystick data
+struct StickStatus {
+    Common::UUID uuid{};
+    AnalogStatus x{};
+    AnalogStatus y{};
+    bool left{};
+    bool right{};
+    bool up{};
+    bool down{};
+};
+
+// Analog and digital trigger data
+struct TriggerStatus {
+    Common::UUID uuid{};
+    AnalogStatus analog{};
+    ButtonStatus pressed{};
+};
+
+// 3D vector representing motion input
+struct MotionSensor {
+    AnalogStatus x{};
+    AnalogStatus y{};
+    AnalogStatus z{};
+};
+
+// Motion data used to calculate controller orientation
+struct MotionStatus {
+    // Gyroscope vector measurement in radians/s.
+    MotionSensor gyro{};
+    // Acceleration vector measurement in G force
+    MotionSensor accel{};
+    // Time since last measurement in microseconds
+    u64 delta_timestamp{};
+    // Request to update after reading the value
+    bool force_update{};
+};
+
+// Data of a single point on a touch screen
+struct TouchStatus {
+    ButtonStatus pressed{};
+    AnalogStatus x{};
+    AnalogStatus y{};
+    int id{};
+};
+
+// List of buttons to be passed to Qt that can be translated
+enum class ButtonNames {
+    Undefined,
+    Invalid,
+    // This will display the engine name instead of the button name
+    Engine,
+    // This will display the button by value instead of the button name
+    Value,
+    ButtonLeft,
+    ButtonRight,
+    ButtonDown,
+    ButtonUp,
+    TriggerZ,
+    TriggerR,
+    TriggerL,
+    ButtonA,
+    ButtonB,
+    ButtonX,
+    ButtonY,
+    ButtonStart,
+
+    // DS4 button names
+    L1,
+    L2,
+    L3,
+    R1,
+    R2,
+    R3,
+    Circle,
+    Cross,
+    Square,
+    Triangle,
+    Share,
+    Options,
+    Home,
+    Touch,
+
+    // Mouse buttons
+    ButtonMouseWheel,
+    ButtonBackward,
+    ButtonForward,
+    ButtonTask,
+    ButtonExtra,
+};
+
+// Callback data consisting of an input type and the equivalent data status
+struct CallbackStatus {
+    InputType type{InputType::None};
+    ButtonStatus button_status{};
+    StickStatus stick_status{};
+    AnalogStatus analog_status{};
+    MotionStatus motion_status{};
+    TouchStatus touch_status{};
+    std::vector<u8> raw_data{};
+};
+
+// Triggered once every input change
+struct InputCallback {
+    std::function<void(const CallbackStatus&)> on_change;
+};
+
+/// An abstract class template for an input device (a button, an analog input, etc.).
+class InputDevice {
+public:
+    virtual ~InputDevice() = default;
+
+    // Request input device to update if necessary
+    virtual void SoftUpdate() {}
+
+    // Force input device to update data regardless of the current state
+    virtual void ForceUpdate() {}
+
+    // Sets the function to be triggered when input changes
+    void SetCallback(InputCallback callback_) {
+        callback = std::move(callback_);
+    }
+
+    // Triggers the function set in the callback
+    void TriggerOnChange(const CallbackStatus& status) {
+        if (callback.on_change) {
+            callback.on_change(status);
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    InputCallback callback;
+};
+
+/// An abstract class template for an output device (rumble, LED pattern, polling mode).
+class OutputDevice {
+public:
+    virtual ~OutputDevice() = default;
+
+    virtual PollingError SetPollingMode([[maybe_unused]] PollingMode polling_mode) {
+        return PollingError::NotSupported;
+    }
+};
+
+/// An abstract class template for a factory that can create input devices.
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+class Factory {
+public:
+    virtual ~Factory() = default;
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<InputDeviceType> Create(const Common::ParamPackage&) = 0;
+};
+
+namespace Impl {
+
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+using FactoryListType = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Factory<InputDeviceType>>>;
+
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+struct FactoryList {
+    static FactoryListType<InputDeviceType> list;
+};
+
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+FactoryListType<InputDeviceType> FactoryList<InputDeviceType>::list;
+
+} // namespace Impl
+
+/**
+ * Registers an input device factory.
+ * @tparam InputDeviceType the type of input devices the factory can create
+ * @param name the name of the factory. Will be used to match the "engine" parameter when creating
+ *     a device
+ * @param factory the factory object to register
+ */
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+void RegisterFactory(const std::string& name, std::shared_ptr<Factory<InputDeviceType>> factory) {
+    auto pair = std::make_pair(name, std::move(factory));
+    if (!Impl::FactoryList<InputDeviceType>::list.insert(std::move(pair)).second) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Input, "Factory '{}' already registered", name);
+    }
+}
+
+inline void RegisterInputFactory(const std::string& name,
+                                 std::shared_ptr<Factory<InputDevice>> factory) {
+    RegisterFactory<InputDevice>(name, std::move(factory));
+}
+
+inline void RegisterOutputFactory(const std::string& name,
+                                  std::shared_ptr<Factory<OutputDevice>> factory) {
+    RegisterFactory<OutputDevice>(name, std::move(factory));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unregisters an input device factory.
+ * @tparam InputDeviceType the type of input devices the factory can create
+ * @param name the name of the factory to unregister
+ */
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+void UnregisterFactory(const std::string& name) {
+    if (Impl::FactoryList<InputDeviceType>::list.erase(name) == 0) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Input, "Factory '{}' not registered", name);
+    }
+}
+
+inline void UnregisterInputFactory(const std::string& name) {
+    UnregisterFactory<InputDevice>(name);
+}
+
+inline void UnregisterOutputFactory(const std::string& name) {
+    UnregisterFactory<OutputDevice>(name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an input device from given paramters.
+ * @tparam InputDeviceType the type of input devices to create
+ * @param params a serialized ParamPackage string that contains all parameters for creating the
+ * device
+ */
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+std::unique_ptr<InputDeviceType> CreateDeviceFromString(const std::string& params) {
+    const Common::ParamPackage package(params);
+    const std::string engine = package.Get("engine", "null");
+    const auto& factory_list = Impl::FactoryList<InputDeviceType>::list;
+    const auto pair = factory_list.find(engine);
+    if (pair == factory_list.end()) {
+        if (engine != "null") {
+            LOG_ERROR(Input, "Unknown engine name: {}", engine);
+        }
+        return std::make_unique<InputDeviceType>();
+    }
+    return pair->second->Create(package);
+}
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<InputDevice> CreateInputDeviceFromString(const std::string& params) {
+    return CreateDeviceFromString<InputDevice>(params);
+}
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<OutputDevice> CreateOutputDeviceFromString(const std::string& params) {
+    return CreateDeviceFromString<OutputDevice>(params);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an input device from given parameters.
+ * @tparam InputDeviceType the type of input devices to create
+ * @param package A ParamPackage that contains all parameters for creating the device
+ */
+template <typename InputDeviceType>
+std::unique_ptr<InputDeviceType> CreateDevice(const ParamPackage& package) {
+    const std::string engine = package.Get("engine", "null");
+    const auto& factory_list = Impl::FactoryList<InputDeviceType>::list;
+    const auto pair = factory_list.find(engine);
+    if (pair == factory_list.end()) {
+        if (engine != "null") {
+            LOG_ERROR(Input, "Unknown engine name: {}", engine);
+        }
+        return std::make_unique<InputDeviceType>();
+    }
+    return pair->second->Create(package);
+}
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<InputDevice> CreateInputDevice(const ParamPackage& package) {
+    return CreateDevice<InputDevice>(package);
+}
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<OutputDevice> CreateOutputDevice(const ParamPackage& package) {
+    return CreateDevice<OutputDevice>(package);
+}
+
+} // namespace Common::Input
diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index 0d980406f..d38afaacc 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ enum Values {
     B,
     X,
     Y,
-    Up,
-    Down,
-    Left,
-    Right,
+    DUp,
+    DDown,
+    DLeft,
+    DRight,
     L,
     R,
     Start,
@@ -148,6 +148,21 @@ constexpr std::array<const char*, NumAnalogs> mapping = {{
 }};
 } // namespace NativeAnalog
 
+namespace NativeMotion {
+enum Values : int {
+    MotionLeft,
+    MotionRight,
+
+    NumMotions,
+};
+
+constexpr int MOTION_HID_BEGIN = MotionLeft;
+constexpr int MOTION_HID_END = NumMotions;
+constexpr int NUM_MOTIONS_HID = NumMotions;
+
+extern const std::array<const char*, NumMotions> mapping;
+} // namespace NativeMotion
+
 /** The Setting class is a simple resource manager. It defines a label and default value alongside
  * the actual value of the setting for simpler and less-error prone use with frontend
  * configurations. Specifying a default value and label is required. A minimum and maximum range can
diff --git a/src/common/tiny_mt.h b/src/common/tiny_mt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d5ebf158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/tiny_mt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <array>
+
+#include "common/alignment.h"
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+namespace Common {
+
+// Implementation of TinyMT (mersenne twister RNG).
+// Like Nintendo, we will use the sample parameters.
+class TinyMT {
+public:
+    static constexpr std::size_t NumStateWords = 4;
+
+    struct State {
+        std::array<u32, NumStateWords> data{};
+    };
+
+private:
+    static constexpr u32 ParamMat1 = 0x8F7011EE;
+    static constexpr u32 ParamMat2 = 0xFC78FF1F;
+    static constexpr u32 ParamTmat = 0x3793FDFF;
+
+    static constexpr u32 ParamMult = 0x6C078965;
+    static constexpr u32 ParamPlus = 0x0019660D;
+    static constexpr u32 ParamXor = 0x5D588B65;
+
+    static constexpr u32 TopBitmask = 0x7FFFFFFF;
+
+    static constexpr int MinimumInitIterations = 8;
+    static constexpr int NumDiscardedInitOutputs = 8;
+
+    static constexpr u32 XorByShifted27(u32 value) {
+        return value ^ (value >> 27);
+    }
+
+    static constexpr u32 XorByShifted30(u32 value) {
+        return value ^ (value >> 30);
+    }
+
+private:
+    State state{};
+
+private:
+    // Internal API.
+    void FinalizeInitialization() {
+        const u32 state0 = this->state.data[0] & TopBitmask;
+        const u32 state1 = this->state.data[1];
+        const u32 state2 = this->state.data[2];
+        const u32 state3 = this->state.data[3];
+
+        if (state0 == 0 && state1 == 0 && state2 == 0 && state3 == 0) {
+            this->state.data[0] = 'T';
+            this->state.data[1] = 'I';
+            this->state.data[2] = 'N';
+            this->state.data[3] = 'Y';
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < NumDiscardedInitOutputs; i++) {
+            this->GenerateRandomU32();
+        }
+    }
+
+    u32 GenerateRandomU24() {
+        return (this->GenerateRandomU32() >> 8);
+    }
+
+    static void GenerateInitialValuePlus(TinyMT::State* state, int index, u32 value) {
+        u32& state0 = state->data[(index + 0) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state1 = state->data[(index + 1) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state2 = state->data[(index + 2) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state3 = state->data[(index + 3) % NumStateWords];
+
+        const u32 x = XorByShifted27(state0 ^ state1 ^ state3) * ParamPlus;
+        const u32 y = x + index + value;
+
+        state0 = y;
+        state1 += x;
+        state2 += y;
+    }
+
+    static void GenerateInitialValueXor(TinyMT::State* state, int index) {
+        u32& state0 = state->data[(index + 0) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state1 = state->data[(index + 1) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state2 = state->data[(index + 2) % NumStateWords];
+        u32& state3 = state->data[(index + 3) % NumStateWords];
+
+        const u32 x = XorByShifted27(state0 + state1 + state3) * ParamXor;
+        const u32 y = x - index;
+
+        state0 = y;
+        state1 ^= x;
+        state2 ^= y;
+    }
+
+public:
+    constexpr TinyMT() = default;
+
+    // Public API.
+
+    // Initialization.
+    void Initialize(u32 seed) {
+        this->state.data[0] = seed;
+        this->state.data[1] = ParamMat1;
+        this->state.data[2] = ParamMat2;
+        this->state.data[3] = ParamTmat;
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < MinimumInitIterations; i++) {
+            const u32 mixed = XorByShifted30(this->state.data[(i - 1) % NumStateWords]);
+            this->state.data[i % NumStateWords] ^= mixed * ParamMult + i;
+        }
+
+        this->FinalizeInitialization();
+    }
+
+    void Initialize(const u32* seed, int seed_count) {
+        this->state.data[0] = 0;
+        this->state.data[1] = ParamMat1;
+        this->state.data[2] = ParamMat2;
+        this->state.data[3] = ParamTmat;
+
+        {
+            const int num_init_iterations = std::max(seed_count + 1, MinimumInitIterations) - 1;
+
+            GenerateInitialValuePlus(&this->state, 0, seed_count);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < num_init_iterations; i++) {
+                GenerateInitialValuePlus(&this->state, (i + 1) % NumStateWords,
+                                         (i < seed_count) ? seed[i] : 0);
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(NumStateWords); i++) {
+                GenerateInitialValueXor(&this->state,
+                                        (i + 1 + num_init_iterations) % NumStateWords);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this->FinalizeInitialization();
+    }
+
+    // State management.
+    void GetState(TinyMT::State& out) const {
+        out.data = this->state.data;
+    }
+
+    void SetState(const TinyMT::State& state_) {
+        this->state.data = state_.data;
+    }
+
+    // Random generation.
+    void GenerateRandomBytes(void* dst, std::size_t size) {
+        const uintptr_t start = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(dst);
+        const uintptr_t end = start + size;
+        const uintptr_t aligned_start = Common::AlignUp(start, 4);
+        const uintptr_t aligned_end = Common::AlignDown(end, 4);
+
+        // Make sure we're aligned.
+        if (start < aligned_start) {
+            const u32 rnd = this->GenerateRandomU32();
+            std::memcpy(dst, &rnd, aligned_start - start);
+        }
+
+        // Write as many aligned u32s as we can.
+        {
+            u32* cur_dst = reinterpret_cast<u32*>(aligned_start);
+            u32* const end_dst = reinterpret_cast<u32*>(aligned_end);
+
+            while (cur_dst < end_dst) {
+                *(cur_dst++) = this->GenerateRandomU32();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Handle any leftover unaligned data.
+        if (aligned_end < end) {
+            const u32 rnd = this->GenerateRandomU32();
+            std::memcpy(reinterpret_cast<void*>(aligned_end), &rnd, end - aligned_end);
+        }
+    }
+
+    u32 GenerateRandomU32() {
+        // Advance state.
+        const u32 x0 =
+            (this->state.data[0] & TopBitmask) ^ this->state.data[1] ^ this->state.data[2];
+        const u32 y0 = this->state.data[3];
+        const u32 x1 = x0 ^ (x0 << 1);
+        const u32 y1 = y0 ^ (y0 >> 1) ^ x1;
+
+        const u32 state0 = this->state.data[1];
+        u32 state1 = this->state.data[2];
+        u32 state2 = x1 ^ (y1 << 10);
+        const u32 state3 = y1;
+
+        if ((y1 & 1) != 0) {
+            state1 ^= ParamMat1;
+            state2 ^= ParamMat2;
+        }
+
+        this->state.data[0] = state0;
+        this->state.data[1] = state1;
+        this->state.data[2] = state2;
+        this->state.data[3] = state3;
+
+        // Temper.
+        const u32 t1 = state0 + (state2 >> 8);
+        u32 t0 = state3 ^ t1;
+
+        if ((t1 & 1) != 0) {
+            t0 ^= ParamTmat;
+        }
+
+        return t0;
+    }
+
+    u64 GenerateRandomU64() {
+        const u32 lo = this->GenerateRandomU32();
+        const u32 hi = this->GenerateRandomU32();
+        return (u64{hi} << 32) | u64{lo};
+    }
+
+    float GenerateRandomF32() {
+        // Floats have 24 bits of mantissa.
+        constexpr u32 MantissaBits = 24;
+        return static_cast<float>(GenerateRandomU24()) * (1.0f / (1U << MantissaBits));
+    }
+
+    double GenerateRandomF64() {
+        // Doubles have 53 bits of mantissa.
+        // The smart way to generate 53 bits of random would be to use 32 bits
+        // from the first rnd32() call, and then 21 from the second.
+        // Nintendo does not. They use (32 - 5) = 27 bits from the first rnd32()
+        // call, and (32 - 6) bits from the second. We'll do what they do, but
+        // There's not a clear reason why.
+        constexpr u32 MantissaBits = 53;
+        constexpr u32 Shift1st = (64 - MantissaBits) / 2;
+        constexpr u32 Shift2nd = (64 - MantissaBits) - Shift1st;
+
+        const u32 first = (this->GenerateRandomU32() >> Shift1st);
+        const u32 second = (this->GenerateRandomU32() >> Shift2nd);
+
+        return (1.0 * first * (u64{1} << (32 - Shift2nd)) + second) *
+               (1.0 / (u64{1} << MantissaBits));
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/common/uuid.cpp b/src/common/uuid.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89e1ed225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/uuid.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2022 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include <bit>
+#include <optional>
+#include <random>
+
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
+#include "common/assert.h"
+#include "common/tiny_mt.h"
+#include "common/uuid.h"
+
+namespace Common {
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr size_t RawStringSize = sizeof(UUID) * 2;
+constexpr size_t FormattedStringSize = RawStringSize + 4;
+
+std::optional<u8> HexCharToByte(char c) {
+    if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
+        return static_cast<u8>(c - '0');
+    }
+    if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') {
+        return static_cast<u8>(c - 'a' + 10);
+    }
+    if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') {
+        return static_cast<u8>(c - 'A' + 10);
+    }
+    ASSERT_MSG(false, "{} is not a hexadecimal digit!", c);
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+std::array<u8, 0x10> ConstructFromRawString(std::string_view raw_string) {
+    std::array<u8, 0x10> uuid;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < RawStringSize; i += 2) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(raw_string[i]);
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(raw_string[i + 1]);
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i / 2] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    return uuid;
+}
+
+std::array<u8, 0x10> ConstructFromFormattedString(std::string_view formatted_string) {
+    std::array<u8, 0x10> uuid;
+
+    size_t i = 0;
+
+    // Process the first 8 characters.
+    const auto* str = formatted_string.data();
+
+    for (; i < 4; ++i) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    // Process the next 4 characters.
+    ++str;
+
+    for (; i < 6; ++i) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    // Process the next 4 characters.
+    ++str;
+
+    for (; i < 8; ++i) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    // Process the next 4 characters.
+    ++str;
+
+    for (; i < 10; ++i) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    // Process the last 12 characters.
+    ++str;
+
+    for (; i < 16; ++i) {
+        const auto upper = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        const auto lower = HexCharToByte(*(str++));
+        if (!upper || !lower) {
+            return {};
+        }
+        uuid[i] = static_cast<u8>((*upper << 4) | *lower);
+    }
+
+    return uuid;
+}
+
+std::array<u8, 0x10> ConstructUUID(std::string_view uuid_string) {
+    const auto length = uuid_string.length();
+
+    if (length == 0) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    // Check if the input string contains 32 hexadecimal characters.
+    if (length == RawStringSize) {
+        return ConstructFromRawString(uuid_string);
+    }
+
+    // Check if the input string has the length of a RFC 4122 formatted UUID string.
+    if (length == FormattedStringSize) {
+        return ConstructFromFormattedString(uuid_string);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT_MSG(false, "UUID string has an invalid length of {} characters!", length);
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+UUID::UUID(std::string_view uuid_string) : uuid{ConstructUUID(uuid_string)} {}
+
+std::string UUID::RawString() const {
+    return fmt::format("{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}"
+                       "{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}",
+                       uuid[0], uuid[1], uuid[2], uuid[3], uuid[4], uuid[5], uuid[6], uuid[7],
+                       uuid[8], uuid[9], uuid[10], uuid[11], uuid[12], uuid[13], uuid[14],
+                       uuid[15]);
+}
+
+std::string UUID::FormattedString() const {
+    return fmt::format("{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}"
+                       "-{:02x}{:02x}-{:02x}{:02x}-{:02x}{:02x}-"
+                       "{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}",
+                       uuid[0], uuid[1], uuid[2], uuid[3], uuid[4], uuid[5], uuid[6], uuid[7],
+                       uuid[8], uuid[9], uuid[10], uuid[11], uuid[12], uuid[13], uuid[14],
+                       uuid[15]);
+}
+
+size_t UUID::Hash() const noexcept {
+    u64 upper_hash;
+    u64 lower_hash;
+
+    std::memcpy(&upper_hash, uuid.data(), sizeof(u64));
+    std::memcpy(&lower_hash, uuid.data() + sizeof(u64), sizeof(u64));
+
+    return upper_hash ^ std::rotl(lower_hash, 1);
+}
+
+u128 UUID::AsU128() const {
+    u128 uuid_old;
+    std::memcpy(&uuid_old, uuid.data(), sizeof(UUID));
+    return uuid_old;
+}
+
+UUID UUID::MakeRandom() {
+    std::random_device device;
+
+    return MakeRandomWithSeed(device());
+}
+
+UUID UUID::MakeRandomWithSeed(u32 seed) {
+    // Create and initialize our RNG.
+    TinyMT rng;
+    rng.Initialize(seed);
+
+    UUID uuid;
+
+    // Populate the UUID with random bytes.
+    rng.GenerateRandomBytes(uuid.uuid.data(), sizeof(UUID));
+
+    return uuid;
+}
+
+UUID UUID::MakeRandomRFC4122V4() {
+    auto uuid = MakeRandom();
+
+    // According to Proposed Standard RFC 4122 Section 4.4, we must:
+
+    // 1. Set the two most significant bits (bits 6 and 7) of the
+    //    clock_seq_hi_and_reserved to zero and one, respectively.
+    uuid.uuid[8] = 0x80 | (uuid.uuid[8] & 0x3F);
+
+    // 2. Set the four most significant bits (bits 12 through 15) of the
+    //    time_hi_and_version field to the 4-bit version number from Section 4.1.3.
+    uuid.uuid[6] = 0x40 | (uuid.uuid[6] & 0xF);
+
+    return uuid;
+}
+
+} // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/common/uuid.h b/src/common/uuid.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d92371c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/uuid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2022 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <array>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+namespace Common {
+
+struct UUID {
+    std::array<u8, 0x10> uuid{};
+
+    /// Constructs an invalid UUID.
+    constexpr UUID() = default;
+
+    /// Constructs a UUID from a reference to a 128 bit array.
+    constexpr explicit UUID(const std::array<u8, 16>& uuid_) : uuid{uuid_} {}
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a UUID from either:
+     * 1. A 32 hexadecimal character string representing the bytes of the UUID
+     * 2. A RFC 4122 formatted UUID string, in the format xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+     *
+     * The input string may contain uppercase or lowercase characters, but they must:
+     * 1. Contain valid hexadecimal characters (0-9, a-f, A-F)
+     * 2. Not contain the "0x" hexadecimal prefix
+     *
+     * Should the input string not meet the above requirements,
+     * an assert will be triggered and an invalid UUID is set instead.
+     */
+    explicit UUID(std::string_view uuid_string);
+
+    ~UUID() = default;
+
+    constexpr UUID(const UUID&) noexcept = default;
+    constexpr UUID(UUID&&) noexcept = default;
+
+    constexpr UUID& operator=(const UUID&) noexcept = default;
+    constexpr UUID& operator=(UUID&&) noexcept = default;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the stored UUID is valid or not.
+     *
+     * @returns True if the stored UUID is valid, false otherwise.
+     */
+    constexpr bool IsValid() const {
+        return uuid != std::array<u8, 0x10>{};
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the stored UUID is invalid or not.
+     *
+     * @returns True if the stored UUID is invalid, false otherwise.
+     */
+    constexpr bool IsInvalid() const {
+        return !IsValid();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a 32 hexadecimal character string representing the bytes of the UUID.
+     *
+     * @returns A 32 hexadecimal character string of the UUID.
+     */
+    std::string RawString() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a RFC 4122 formatted UUID string in the format
+     * xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.
+     *
+     * @returns A RFC 4122 formatted UUID string.
+     */
+    std::string FormattedString() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a 64-bit hash of the UUID for use in hash table data structures.
+     *
+     * @returns A 64-bit hash of the UUID.
+     */
+    size_t Hash() const noexcept;
+
+    /// DO NOT USE. Copies the contents of the UUID into a u128.
+    u128 AsU128() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a default UUID "yuzu Default UID".
+     *
+     * @returns A UUID with its bytes set to the ASCII values of "yuzu Default UID".
+     */
+    static constexpr UUID MakeDefault() {
+        return UUID{
+            {'y', 'u', 'z', 'u', ' ', 'D', 'e', 'f', 'a', 'u', 'l', 't', ' ', 'U', 'I', 'D'},
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a random UUID.
+     *
+     * @returns A random UUID.
+     */
+    static UUID MakeRandom();
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a random UUID with a seed.
+     *
+     * @param seed A seed to initialize the Mersenne-Twister RNG
+     *
+     * @returns A random UUID.
+     */
+    static UUID MakeRandomWithSeed(u32 seed);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a random UUID. The generated UUID is RFC 4122 Version 4 compliant.
+     *
+     * @returns A random UUID that is RFC 4122 Version 4 compliant.
+     */
+    static UUID MakeRandomRFC4122V4();
+
+    friend constexpr bool operator==(const UUID& lhs, const UUID& rhs) = default;
+};
+static_assert(sizeof(UUID) == 0x10, "UUID has incorrect size.");
+
+/// An invalid UUID. This UUID has all its bytes set to 0.
+constexpr UUID InvalidUUID = {};
+
+} // namespace Common
+
+namespace std {
+
+template <>
+struct hash<Common::UUID> {
+    size_t operator()(const Common::UUID& uuid) const noexcept {
+        return uuid.Hash();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace std
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