diff --git a/extern/aurora b/extern/aurora
index 524b683fe0..be1395c134 160000
--- a/extern/aurora
+++ b/extern/aurora
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 524b683fe07710350358846fe31155bbc8b60fc5
+Subproject commit be1395c1343a5587cceea25754daa5cacce34f76
diff --git a/include/dusk/settings.h b/include/dusk/settings.h
index 6596adf92d..039e51af7d 100644
--- a/include/dusk/settings.h
+++ b/include/dusk/settings.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ struct UserSettings {
         ConfigVar<bool> wasPresetChosen;
         ConfigVar<bool> enableCrashReporting;
         ConfigVar<bool> duskMenuOpen;
+        ConfigVar<int> cardFileType;
     } backend;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiPreLaunchWindow.cpp b/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiPreLaunchWindow.cpp
index ecbd41e158..8eff1be8d4 100644
--- a/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiPreLaunchWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiPreLaunchWindow.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ static std::string ShowIsoInvalidError(const iso::ValidationError code) {
     }
 }
 
+static std::string_view card_type_name(CARDFileType type) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case CARD_GCIFOLDER:
+        return "GCI Folder"sv;
+    case CARD_RAWIMAGE:
+        return "Card Image"sv;
+    default:
+        return ""sv;
+    }
+}
+
 void fileDialogCallback(void* userdata, const char* path, const char* error) {
     auto* self = static_cast<ImGuiPreLaunchWindow*>(userdata);
     if (error != nullptr) {
@@ -216,6 +227,23 @@ void ImGuiPreLaunchWindow::drawOptions() {
         if (configuredBackendId != m_initialGraphicsBackend) {
             ImGui::TextDisabled("Restart Required");
         }
+        auto curFileType = (CARDFileType)getSettings().backend.cardFileType.getValue();
+
+        if (ImGui::BeginCombo("Save File Type", card_type_name(curFileType).data())) {\
+
+            if (ImGui::Selectable("GCI Folder", curFileType == CARD_GCIFOLDER)) {
+                getSettings().backend.cardFileType.setValue(CARD_GCIFOLDER);
+                config::Save();
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui::Selectable("Card Image", curFileType == CARD_RAWIMAGE)) {
+                getSettings().backend.cardFileType.setValue(CARD_RAWIMAGE);
+                config::Save();
+            }
+
+            ImGui::EndCombo();
+        }
+
         ImGui::EndChild();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/settings.cpp b/src/dusk/settings.cpp
index bdaa654cc0..3e6ee733fe 100644
--- a/src/dusk/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/settings.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ UserSettings g_userSettings = {
         .showPipelineCompilation {"backend.showPipelineCompilation", false},
         .wasPresetChosen {"backend.wasPresetChosen", false},
         .enableCrashReporting {"backend.enableCrashReporting", true},
-        .duskMenuOpen {"backend.duskMenuOpen", false}
+        .duskMenuOpen {"backend.duskMenuOpen", false},
+        .cardFileType {"backend.cardFileType", static_cast<int>(CARD_GCIFOLDER)}
     }
 };
 
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ void registerSettings() {
     Register(g_userSettings.backend.wasPresetChosen);
     Register(g_userSettings.backend.enableCrashReporting);
     Register(g_userSettings.backend.duskMenuOpen);
+    Register(g_userSettings.backend.cardFileType);
 }
 
 // Transient settings
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_MemCard.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_MemCard.cpp
index a0c0302b09..5cb612f128 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_MemCard.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_MemCard.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static OSThread MemCardThread;
 
 void mDoMemCd_Ctrl_c::ThdInit() {
     #if !PLATFORM_SHIELD
+    CARDSetLoadType((CARDFileType)dusk::getSettings().backend.cardFileType.getValue());
+
     CARDInit(DUSK_GAME_NAME, DUSK_GAME_VERSION);
     #endif