Amazon has reduced the price of the Samsung P9 512GB Micro SDXC Express Card to $99.99, including free shipping. This offer represents a $50 instant discount and arrives ahead of the typical holiday shopping season.
The Samsung P9 card offers transfer speeds of up to 800MB/s, significantly faster than standard MicroSD cards. This speed is crucial for the Nintendo Switch 2, which requires a MicroSD Express card for expanded storage and does not support older MicroSD formats. The console itself comes with 256GB of internal storage, a capacity that can be quickly depleted by modern game sizes.
Several Switch 2 titles demand substantial storage space. Final Fantasy 14 is noted as requiring approximately 117GB, consuming half of the console's internal capacity. Other large games include Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade at 90GB, Split Fiction at 70GB, Cyberpunk 2077 at 60GB, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment at 44GB. Upcoming titles like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are expected to require around 27GB. With these demands, downloading just a few games can exhaust the Switch 2's onboard storage.
While not the lowest price the card has ever reached, and with cheaper alternatives available, this deal provides a reliable and tested option. The Samsung P9 512GB card effectively triples the Switch 2's total storage capacity. This model has been personally tested and recommended for its performance and compatibility with the upcoming console.