When Nintendo first took the wraps off its Switch 2, and told us all what it had been working on for a good few years, one of the small but significant surprises that it sprang related to expandable storage for the console. The Switch 1 had used microSD cards, and most of us probably expected that to work again this time around.
We were wrong, though, and Nintendo confirmed that it would instead be using the little-known microSD Express format, which boasts much higher data speeds but was also much less widely sold or used. Obviously, the moment that happened, people started to buy up the cards that already existed, but they've never really come cheap at all. Now, though, a proper Black Friday deal has finally arrived to make one easier to pick up in the US.
I've found that the 256GB you get built into the Switch 2 is enough to use fairly comfortably, despite the fact that some games for the system are a little bit chunky in terms of file size. That said, I won't pretend I haven't also been deleting games after I think I'm finished with them, as usual.
That means I definitely intend to pick up a microSD Express Card at some point, and it's just a matter of when I see a good enough deal. To be honest, I'd be taking the plunge on this one if it were available in the UK, but we're stuck with far more modest savings.
Similarly, if you would rather get a smaller card, you can pick up the Samsung P9 in its 256GB version, but the saving isn't as impressive, at 14% off and $47.49 in total, so I'd really recommend spending the extra $27 to double your return in terms of storage capacity.
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