Amazon is offering a significant discount on Samsung's P9 MicroSD Express cards, with the 512GB model available for $99.99 and the 256GB version priced at $47.99. These deals come as anticipation builds for Black Friday.
While not the absolute lowest prices ever seen for these cards, IGN has personally tested and recommends the Samsung P9 model, noting its suitability for the Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2's internal storage of 256GB is likely to fill up quickly, especially considering the growing file sizes of modern games. For instance, Final Fantasy 14 requires approximately 117GB, consuming half of the console's native storage.
Other titles demanding substantial space include Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (90GB), Split Fiction (70GB), Cyberpunk 2077 (60GB), and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (44GB). Even the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is expected to be around 27GB. The MicroSD Express card format is crucial for the Switch 2, offering transfer speeds up to 800MB/s, a considerable upgrade from standard MicroSD cards, which are not compatible with the new console.