diff --git a/src/GamePlatform.cs b/src/GamePlatform.cs
index f2a40fc..e38a309 100644
--- a/src/GamePlatform.cs
+++ b/src/GamePlatform.cs
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 
 		internal abstract Keys GetKeyFromScancode(Keys scancode);
 
+		internal abstract string GetStorageRoot();
+
+		internal abstract bool IsStoragePathConnected(string path);
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Private Methods
diff --git a/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs b/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
index e721cc2..34439c9 100644
--- a/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
+++ b/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
@@ -861,6 +861,68 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			return SDL2_KeyboardUtil.KeyFromScancode(scancode);
 		}
 
+		internal override string GetStorageRoot()
+		{
+			if (OSVersion.Equals("Windows"))
+			{
+				return Path.Combine(
+					Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments),
+					"SavedGames"
+				);
+			}
+			if (OSVersion.Equals("Mac OS X"))
+			{
+				string osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
+				if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
+				{
+					return "."; // Oh well.
+				}
+				osConfigDir += "/Library/Application Support";
+				return osConfigDir;
+			}
+			if (OSVersion.Equals("Linux"))
+			{
+				// Assuming a non-OSX Unix platform will follow the XDG. Which it should.
+				string osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+				if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
+				{
+					osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
+					if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
+					{
+						return ".";	// Oh well.
+					}
+					osConfigDir += "/.local/share";
+				}
+				return osConfigDir;
+			}
+			throw new Exception("StorageDevice: Platform.OSVersion not handled!");
+		}
+
+		internal override bool IsStoragePathConnected(string path)
+		{
+			if (	OSVersion.Equals("Linux") ||
+				OSVersion.Equals("Mac OS X")	)
+			{
+				/* Linux and Mac use locally connected storage in the user's
+				 * home location, which should always be "connected".
+				 */
+				return true;
+			}
+			if (OSVersion.Equals("Windows"))
+			{
+				try
+				{
+					return new DriveInfo(path).IsReady;
+				}
+				catch
+				{
+					// The storageRoot path is invalid / has been removed.
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			throw new Exception("StorageDevice: Platform.OSVersion not handled!");
+		}
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Protected GamePlatform Methods
diff --git a/src/Storage/StorageDevice.cs b/src/Storage/StorageDevice.cs
index 4113251..a1b59fb 100644
--- a/src/Storage/StorageDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Storage/StorageDevice.cs
@@ -55,27 +55,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				if (	Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Linux") ||
-					Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Mac OS X")	)
-				{
-					/* Linux and Mac use locally connected storage in the user's
-					 * home location, which should always be "connected".
-					 */
-					return true;
-				}
-				else if (Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Windows"))
-				{
-					try
-					{
-						return new DriveInfo(storageRoot).IsReady;
-					}
-					catch
-					{
-						// The storageRoot path is invalid / has been removed.
-						return false;
-					}
-				}
-				throw new Exception("StorageDevice: Platform.OSVersion not handled!");
+				return Game.Instance.Platform.IsStoragePathConnected(storageRoot);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -113,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage
 
 		#region Private Static Variables
 
-		private static readonly string storageRoot = GetStorageRoot();
+		private static readonly string storageRoot = Game.Instance.Platform.GetStorageRoot();
 
 		#endregion
 
@@ -371,46 +351,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage
 		}
 
 		#endregion
-
-		#region Private Static OS User Directory Path Method
-
-		private static string GetStorageRoot()
-		{
-			if (Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Windows"))
-			{
-				return Path.Combine(
-					Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments),
-					"SavedGames"
-				);
-			}
-			if (Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Mac OS X"))
-			{
-				string osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
-				if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
-				{
-					return "."; // Oh well.
-				}
-				osConfigDir += "/Library/Application Support";
-				return osConfigDir;
-			}
-			if (Game.Instance.Platform.OSVersion.Equals("Linux"))
-			{
-				// Assuming a non-OSX Unix platform will follow the XDG. Which it should.
-				string osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME");
-				if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
-				{
-					osConfigDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
-					if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(osConfigDir))
-					{
-						return ".";	// Oh well.
-					}
-					osConfigDir += "/.local/share";
-				}
-				return osConfigDir;
-			}
-			throw new Exception("StorageDevice: Platform.OSVersion not handled!");
-		}
-
-		#endregion
 	}
 }