I hate the pathetic storage of the Switch 2, but I love to see these SD card deals

Photo of the back of the Switch 2 taken by Sam Loveridge, featuring the microSD Express Card slot. — (Image credit: Future/Sam Loveridge)

If you just got yourself a Nintendo Switch 2 this Black Friday but aren't best pleased about the handheld's measly 256GB onboard storage, you're gonna need a microSD Express Card.

These new speedy cards are great at boosting your new handheld's storage, but they can be pretty pricey. Today's Black Friday Switch deals have changed all that, as now there's a myriad of discounts to be found on all manner of Switch 2 SD cards, ranging from $25 off (Amazon) the 512GB Samsung P9 model, to an official $30 off discount heading to the official 256GB Samsung card later this week.

So you don't accidentally grab a non-compatible SD card, I've gathered all the best Black Friday Switch 2 SD card deals I can find down below. There isn't a whole lot of variation in the storage capacity of microSD Express Cards quite yet, so most of these will be 256GB or 512GB cards. But honestly, I recommend grabbing any extra storage you can to keep your Ninty handheld as futureproof as possible, especially with games like Metroid Prime 4 Beyond just around the corner.

Do you need a microSD Express Card for the Nintendo Switch 2?

Photo by Rosalie Newcombe of the Samsung 256GB microSD Express Card in its Mario packaging sitting on a Switch 2. — (Image credit: Future/Rosalie Newcombe)

If you want any additional storage for your new Ninty handheld, you'll need to invest in one of the best microSD Express Cards available today. That's because only these new speedy cards can provide the faster data reading and writing speeds required to run and store your current (and future) Switch 2 games.

Older Switch SD cards are still technically compatible with your new handheld, but only to transfer screenshots and game clips.

Fortunately, not only are more brands, from Samsung to Lexar, launching new capacity microSD Express Cards on the regular, but Nintendo has an official card of its own in the form of the 256GB Samsung microSD Express Card, which features some adorable red and white Super Mario branding. The latter of which will be receiving a $30 price cut later in the week, and I'll be sure to add it to the deals above once its Black Friday saving goes live.

Of course, if you can make do with the 256GB on-board storage found on your handheld, there's no need to fork out extra cash for more storage. Just be wary that Switch 2 games are steadily getting more storage-demanding little by little, so having one at your disposal can be handy at combating large install files and pesky update files for online games like Fortnite, too.

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