4/24/2025: Micro SD Express Card Guide for Nintendo Switch 2

 

Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256GB of storage right out of the box. However, if you own/buy a lot of games and would like to upgrade to a higher capacity of storage, you'll need a Micro SD Express card.

These are different from normal Micro SD, Micro SDHC, and Micro SDXC cards, denoted by the EX on the card. Normal Micro SD card speeds range from 2-312MB/s. However, to bring Nintendo Switch 2 somewhat closer in line with speeds that the SSDs that PS5 and Xbox Series consoles use, the system requires the use of high-speed "Express" memory. These speeds are upwards of 600-900MB/s.

The good news is that your Nintendo Switch 2 games will load faster. Both the system and cartridges for Nintendo Switch 2 utilize the Express technology which have led to the high prices of these cards for publishers and the creation of the "Game Key Card" to avoid this extra cost. But overall, new games for the console will load much faster. The bad news: your old Micro SD cards that you've been using for Nintendo Switch will not work on your Nintendo Switch 2 for storing game data–inserting your current Micro SD card will only show your screenshots and videos, but you cannot play games off of them, be it Switch 1 or Switch 2 games.

Micro SD Express cards are relatively new, but you can find some already on the market if you'd like to purchase one for Nintendo Switch 2. The small variation in the speeds of these cards are a miniscule difference and likely won't matter in everday gaming use.

Note - be careful you buy an "Express" card, and not an "Extreme" card, as Extreme cards are not Express. Again, look for the "EX" on the card itself.

 

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