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Switch 2 Lexar microSD Express Cards Back in Stock, Dropping to Lowest Price Yet at Amazon
The Switch 2 compatible Lexar 512GB MicroSD Express cards are back in stock today, and now just $89.92 at Amazon.
If you’re prepping for the Nintendo Switch 2, or just looking for a fast, future-proof memory card, this is one deal to pay attention to. The Lexar 512GB Play PRO MicroSD Express Card is finally back in stock and has dropped to $89.92 on Amazon, down from its usual $99.99.
This is one of the few MicroSD Express cards currently available in larger capacities, and it’s officially compatible with the upcoming Switch 2. That matters, because Nintendo confirmed its next-gen console will only support MicroSD Express for expandable storage. That rules out all your older cards from the original Switch, no matter how much space they had left. Why the shift? Speed. MicroSD Express cards use the same PCIe interface as the blazing-fast NVMe SSDs found in modern gaming PCs. That means the Lexar Play PRO can hit read speeds up to 985MB/s—nearly ten times faster than the UHS-I cards used in the current Switch. Faster storage equals faster load times, and ensures you won’t bottleneck performance when loading larger, more demanding games off your expansion card. At 512GB, this Lexar card also strikes a great balance between storage and price. With some confirmed Switch 2 games weighing in at over 20GB, that internal 256GB isn’t going to last long. And while a 1TB Express card will run you nearly $200, this 512GB option is looking like the current sweet spot—if you can find it in stock. There's also the 256GB option, down to $47.67 at Amazon as well. Availability’s been shaky, with many MicroSD Express cards selling out fast after the Switch 2 reveal. If you're planning on picking up the new console at launch, now's the time to grab one of these cards before stock dries up again. Speed isn’t optional on the next generation of portable consoles—and for now, this Lexar deal is the fastest and most affordable way to get ready. Nintendo has confirmed some of its Switch 2 game sizes, and some are surprisingly small. The Japanese My Nintendo Store lists a number of Switch 2 games alongside their file sizes. But, based on the file sizes revealed on the Japanese store, that 256 GB of internal storage does seem like a more significant update than we initially thought. The biggest file size here is, as you’d expect, Mario Kart World, but at 23.4 GB it only takes up around 10% of the Switch 2’s total internal storage. Mario Kart World is relatively slim compared to the beefy Cyberpunk 2077, which weighs in at 64 GB on Nintendo Switch 2. That's a chunky 25% of the Switch 2’s internal storage. Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Senior Editor, Commerce, for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.Switch 2 Game Storage Sizes:
