The only type of SD card that works on a Nintendo Switch is a microSD card, which is smaller than a normal SD card.

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 ...

It's safe to say the Nintendo Switch 2 is the game console to get this year, and if you already got your hands on one, you've ...

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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 ...

We’ve suspected that the Nintendo Switch 2 will use microSD cards, just like the original Switch, for the purpose of storing more games than can fit on its internal storage. But Nintendo shared during ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One expected Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade was more internal storage for games and data. It's 2025, and 32GB of space doesn't cut it anymore, ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256GB of storage onboard. That's an 8x improvement over the original Switch, but pardon us if we're not exactly impressed considering that current-generation games on ...

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 ...

The Nintendo Switch 2, like its predecessor, will use MicroSD cards for external storage. However, the new console is only compatible with MicroSD Express cards, meaning you’ll likely need to pick up ...