The official Switch 2 SD card is back in stock, and it can cope with all 102GB of FF7 Rebirth

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)

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is making its way to the Nintendo Switch 2, as we learned during the recent Direct presentation. Anyone who hasn't yet spent a gruelling 90+ hours running the sequel is likely very excited, but a big game like that requires a lot of storage and you'll need 102GB of your Switch 2 to install it.

Fortunately, the official Switch 2 SD card is back in stock for $59 at Amazon, with its 256GB of extra storage. Due to its cute official Super Mario design, this official Switch 2 microSD Express card tends to bounce on and off the shelves, but it's available just in time to double your handheld space, and I didn't even have to cast Haste this time.

Should you buy the 256GB Samsung Switch 2 microSD Express Card?

Photo by Rosalie Newcombe of the Samsung 256GB microSD Express Card sitting on the left Joy-Con 2 controller of a Nintendo Switch 2. — (Image credit: Future/Rosalie Newcombe)

If you're planning on grabbing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on the Switch 2, then having the extra storage from a microSD Express Card like this officially licensed Samsung model is a bit of a must. Sure, the handheld itself includes 256GB worth of space, but a chunk of that is used for system files.

If you have no other games installed on your handheld, you can definitely get away with purely relying on that 256GB for your FF7 sequel shenanigans, but having a card will give you more freedom to download more games to your system at a time, especially if you need a break in between Queens Blood card game sessions. (When you finally play FF7 Rebirth, you'll know.)

You're not just limited to the Samsung microSD Express card, though, there's a plethora of compatible options out there. However, the higher the capacity, the more you can expect to pay. For example, the Lexar 512GB Play PRO microSD Express Card is currently $94.99 at Amazon, and when you include the $49.99 cost of the game, it all adds up. You could alternatively go the cheaper route and grab a card like the 128 GB-sized card from Gigastone for $49.99 (Amazon), but that leaves little wiggle room for any future patch updates that might come FF7 Rebirth's way.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Switch 2 | Pre-order for $49.99 at Nintendo
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