diff --git a/Utilities/date_time.h b/Utilities/date_time.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97e9c0a92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/date_time.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace date_time
+{
+	static inline tm get_time(time_t* _time)
+	{
+		tm buf;
+		time_t t = time(_time);
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+		localtime_s(&buf, &t);
+#else
+		buf = *localtime(&t);
+#endif
+		return buf;
+	}
+
+	static inline std::string current_time()
+	{
+		char str[80];
+		tm now = get_time(0);
+		strftime(str, sizeof(str), "%c", &now);
+		return str;
+	}
+
+	static inline std::string current_time_narrow()
+	{
+		char str[80];
+		tm now = get_time(0);
+		strftime(str, sizeof(str), "%Y%m%d%H%M%S", &now);
+		return str;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlays.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlays.h
index 5389b03229..704a135a16 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlays.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlays.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "overlay_controls.h"
 
+#include "../../../Utilities/date_time.h"
 #include "../../../Utilities/Thread.h"
 #include "../../Io/PadHandler.h"
 #include "Emu/Memory/vm.h"
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@
 #include "Utilities/CPUStats.h"
 #include "Utilities/Timer.h"
 
-#include <time.h>
-
 extern u64 get_system_time();
 
 // Definition of user interface implementations
@@ -542,15 +541,6 @@ namespace rsx
 			std::unique_ptr<label> m_time_thingy;
 			std::unique_ptr<label> m_no_saves_text;
 
-			std::string current_time()
-			{
-				time_t t = time(NULL);
-				char buf[128];
-				strftime(buf, 128, "%c", localtime(&t));
-
-				return buf;
-			}
-
 			bool m_no_saves = false;
 
 		public:
@@ -571,7 +561,7 @@ namespace rsx
 
 				m_time_thingy->set_font("Arial", 14);
 				m_time_thingy->set_pos(1000, 30);
-				m_time_thingy->text = current_time();
+				m_time_thingy->text = date_time::current_time();
 
 				static_cast<label*>(m_description.get())->auto_resize();
 				static_cast<label*>(m_time_thingy.get())->auto_resize();
@@ -723,7 +713,7 @@ namespace rsx
 
 			void update() override
 			{
-				m_time_thingy->set_text(current_time());
+				m_time_thingy->set_text(date_time::current_time());
 				static_cast<label*>(m_time_thingy.get())->auto_resize();
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
index 4e89d1ccc4..c06aa2e696 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
-#include "date_time.h"
 #include "rsx_methods.h"
 #include "RSXThread.h"
 #include "Emu/Memory/Memory.h"
@@ -1107,7 +1106,7 @@ namespace rsx
 			rsx->capture_current_frame = false;
 			std::stringstream os;
 			cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(os);
-			const std::string& filePath = fs::get_config_dir() + "captures/" + Emu.GetTitleID() + "_" + get_current_date_time() +"_capture.rrc";
+			const std::string& filePath = fs::get_config_dir() + "captures/" + Emu.GetTitleID() + "_" + date_time::current_time_narrow() +"_capture.rrc";
 			archive(frame_capture);
 			{
 				// todo: 'dynamicly' create capture filename, also may want to compress this data?
diff --git a/rpcs3/date_time.h b/rpcs3/date_time.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c63e611684..0000000000
--- a/rpcs3/date_time.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdafx.h>
-
-const std::string get_current_date_time()
-{
-	time_t now = time(0);
-	tm* tstruct = localtime(&now);
-	char buf[80];
-	strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%Y%m%d%H%M%S", tstruct);
-	delete tstruct;
-	return buf;
-}
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index 5626ae2bda..9429745954 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\cfmt.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\cond.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\CRC.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\date_time.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\dynamic_library.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\event.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\GDBDebugServer.h" />
@@ -390,7 +391,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\unpkg.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\unself.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\utils.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="date_time.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="define_new_memleakdetect.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\Cell\lv2\sys_gpio.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\Cell\lv2\sys_net.h" />
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
index 1163d62882..d8f1fbd98f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Overlays\overlays.h">
       <Filter>Emu\GPU\RSX\Overlays</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="date_time.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\date_time.h">
       <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>