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Non-Express microSD cards won't work with the Switch 2, but the new console should be less reliant on expandable storage than its predecessor on account of having 8 times more flash memory—256 GB.

MicroSD Express Capacity Options MicroSD Express cards have been slow to take off, and while that will likely change when the Nintendo Switch 2 launches, only a few options are available right now.

SDA explained that microSD Express cards defined in the new SD 7.1 specification will be offered in various capacities, including microSDHC Express, microSDXC Express, and microSDUC Express.

Officially dubbed microSD Express, cards supporting these new specifications will use the PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to reach data transfer speeds of up to 985MB/s.