Like the original Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 comes with its own internal storage and can be expanded with a microSD card—but it can't be just any microSD card. Make sure you get the right microSD ...

Nintendo Switch 2's external storage options are rather limited at launch, as the hardware is only compatible with a specific kind of microSD card. You won't lose any data from your original Switch if ...

The Samsung EVO Select MicroSDs have a read and write speed of up to 160MB/s. While not enough for the Switch 2, Nintendo only recommends speeds of up to 90 MB/s on its predecessor anyway so this will ...

The 256GB PNY card I tested isn’t the cheapest microSD Express card, even if you get it for three bucks less on Amazon than ...

TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch 2 requires new microSD Express cards due to faster internal storage, making original Switch cards incompatible. PNY's 256GB microSD Express U3 V30 A1 offers high-speed ...

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Nintendo will repeatedly warn you that the Nintendo Switch 2 can only interface with MicroSD Express Cards, making the Nintendo Switch 2's MicroSDXC or SDHC cards incompatible, but this isn't 100% ...

TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch 2 exclusively supports microSD Express cards, offering SSD-like speeds up to 985MB/sec, unlike the 104MB/sec of regular microSD cards. Regular microSD cards can only store ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades what was once possible in the handheld console market, and Nintendo has truly developed a great console with some exciting titles, but if players want to install the ...

MicroSD Express cards have been around for a while, but there are only a few on the market right now as creative professionals haven’t really found much of a use for them. However, with the Switch 2 ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256GB of internal storage. Though that's a lot more space than the ...

Now that Switch 2 pre-orders are live, as well as those for Switch 2 accessories, games, and amiibo, you should be considering buying some extra storage, too. If are you, you’ll need a microSD Express ...