diff --git a/Utilities/File.cpp b/Utilities/File.cpp
index 1528b9681c..503a473ca2 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/File.cpp
@@ -665,17 +665,17 @@ void fs::file::xfail() const
 	fmt::throw_exception("Unexpected fs::error %s", g_tls_error);
 }
 
-bool fs::file::open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
+fs::file::file(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
 {
 	if (auto device = get_virtual_device(path))
 	{
 		if (auto&& _file = device->open(path, mode))
 		{
 			m_file = std::move(_file);
-			return true;
+			return;
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ bool fs::file::open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
 		if (test(mode & fs::excl))
 		{
 			g_tls_error = error::inval;
-			return false;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		disp = test(mode & fs::trunc) ? TRUNCATE_EXISTING : OPEN_EXISTING;
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ bool fs::file::open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
 	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 	{
 		g_tls_error = to_error(GetLastError());
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	class windows_file final : public file_base
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ bool fs::file::open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
 	if (fd == -1)
 	{
 		g_tls_error = to_error(errno);
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	class unix_file final : public file_base
@@ -913,8 +913,6 @@ bool fs::file::open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode)
 
 	m_file = std::make_unique<unix_file>(fd);
 #endif
-
-	return true;
 }
 
 fs::file::file(const void* ptr, std::size_t size)
diff --git a/Utilities/File.h b/Utilities/File.h
index f05405309d..e85050c0c6 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.h
+++ b/Utilities/File.h
@@ -156,17 +156,19 @@ namespace fs
 		file() = default;
 
 		// Open file with specified mode
-		explicit file(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode = ::fs::read)
-		{
-			open(path, mode);
-		}
-
-		// Open file with specified mode
-		bool open(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode = ::fs::read);
+		explicit file(const std::string& path, bs_t<open_mode> mode = ::fs::read);		
 
 		// Open memory for read
 		explicit file(const void* ptr, std::size_t size);
 
+		// Open file with specified args (forward to constructor)
+		template <typename... Args>
+		bool open(Args&&... args)
+		{
+			*this = fs::file(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+			return m_file.operator bool();
+		}
+
 		// Check whether the handle is valid (opened file)
 		explicit operator bool() const
 		{