Okay, so here’s the thing: Nintendo’s gone and started pre-orders for the Switch 2 games, right? Felt kinda like a knee-jerk reaction when I found myself — surprise, surprise — clicking on the “Game file size” tab each time. Why? No clue. But I did it anyway. And guess what? Some of these game sizes… they’re like… huge! I’m talking close to what you’d expect on a beefy PC, not the tiny original Switch.
I guess it makes sense though, ’cause this new console? Yeah, it’s got the power to handle games at fancy resolutions, like 1080p or higher, and keep up with fast frame rates. But here’s the kicker: it’s like, your 256 GB storage on the Switch 2 is gonna be stuffed after a few games. Seriously! Check it out — some games in total are more than 300 GB. Yikes, right? Cue the entrance of the microSD Express card.
Yeah, I get it. It sounds kinda bonkers to buy storage for a console that’s not even in your hands yet. But hey, sometimes you just gotta be that person, the one who’s ready with the biggest microSD Express card you can snag. They’re pricier and faster — think racing stripes and all that jazz — compared to the old microSD cards. Oh, and don’t bother thinking you can reuse those old cards from your Switch or Steam Deck, unless you wanna just gaze at old screenshots or videos. That’s literally all they’re good for now in the Switch 2 world.
