Amazon has been delivering price cuts on its gaming products left and right for the Prime Day sale this week, but this deal on a 256GB microSD Express Card is a huge surprise, especially for Nintendo Switch 2 owners.
Normally £49, the 256GB Sandisk model microSD Express Card has been dropped to £45.49, while the 128GB version has gone from £41.99 to £39.98. While these are only 7% and 5% price cuts, respectively, these are still considered bargain prices given the scarcity of deals on microSD Express cards in general.
SanDisk microSD Express Card 256GB
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SanDisk microSD Express Card
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That’s because the ‘Express’ version of microSD cards is a relatively new format, with only a limited selection of brands, like Samsung and SanDisk, even making any to deliver the much higher read and write speed levels. Since the Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t compatible with the older models of SD cards either, this is currently the best way to expand the limited storage of the new console.
Granted, the Switch 2’s 256GB internal storage is much bigger than the original Switch’s 32GB and the OLED’s 64GB.
On the other hand, not only are digital games taking up more space with larger file sizes, but the introduction of Nintendo’s game key cards means that physical games will need room on the console’s SSD, too, since the cartridge will only act as a license to download each title rather than act as its own storage device, compared to Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.
While SanDisk’s 256GB and 128GB cards have been listed with long dispatch times, it’s likely those estimated delivery dates will be moved up once new stock is allocated.
If you want to expand your storage even further, Amazon is also selling the 512GB version of the SanDisk card, though that is still currently at its non-sale price of £86.99.
With how rare bargains for these types of cards are, we expect them to shift rather quickly. That said, the Nintendo-branded Samsung version of the microSD Express Card is still in stock at Amazon for £49.95.
The 512GB Lexar PLAY PRO version is also on sale at almost £10 off, but that’s still for its much higher price of £159.99. We would only recommend that one if you’re a Lexar diehard.
Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.
