If you’re the owner of a Nintendo Switch 2, chances are you are interested in picking up a microSD Express Card for the system. With the increased speed of the internal storage, the Switch 2 cannot use the standard microSD cards that worked on Nintendo Switch, so you have no choice but to upgrade if you want additional storage. While not on sale, SanDisk has opened pre-orders for its 512GB microSD Express Card during Amazon Prime Day. If you have yet to pick up a microSD Express Card, now is the time before these sell out.
The SanDisk 512GB microSD Express Card for Switch 2, Now Available on Amazon
If you’ve been attempting to secure one of these microSD Express Cards, you likely know how scarce the supply has been. The most popular brand so far has been Luxar, and each time these go in stock on Amazon, they sell out almost instantly. I highly recommend securing a pre-order for this SanDisk model, as there’s no telling when another 512GB will pop up in stock.
While the prices of microSD Express Cards will drop in the coming years, you should not wait to purchase one unless you absolutely must. The Nintendo Switch 2 only has 256GB of internal storage, and while that might be plenty for Nintendo-developed games, you are bound to run out of space quickly with third-party games. Even with the few that have already been released, we’ve seen file sizes of over 80GB appear in games like Split Fiction.
Now, I’ve got many opinions about Game-Key Cards, but one of the biggest factual downsides of these new cartridges is the fact that you need space on the console to play these ‘physical’ games. If you plan to keep more than 4-5 major third-party games installed on your system digitally, you have no choice but to purchase a microSD Express Card.
Nintendo Switch Prime Day Deals Now Live
If you’re looking to score some Nintendo Switch games on sale to check out on your Switch 2, we’ve rounded up some great options below. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is just $34.99, and you can’t go wrong with the forever classics included in Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Anniversary Edition.
Noah Hunter is a freelance writer and reviewer with a passion for games and technology. He co-founded Final Weapon, an outlet focused on nonsense-free Japanese gaming (in 2019) and has contributed to various publishers writing about the medium.