Okay, so here I was, minding my own business, when I saw that Nintendo’s got these pre-orders up for Switch 2 games. Couldn’t help myself — I dove right into the “Game file size” section like some kind of storage-obsessed maniac. Seriously, these sizes are creeping up closer to the love-handle territory of Windows PC games, not the little nibble-sized bites the old Switch used to handle.
And it makes sense, sorta. This new Switch 2 is beefy enough to throw pixels around at 1080p, maybe more, with frame rates that’ll make you dizzy. But wait, don’t get too comfy. You load up on a few of those shiny new games, and bam! Your 256 GB built-in storage is gasping for air. I mean, check out what some of these upcoming game ports are packing in terms of file size—over 300 GB combined! Suddenly, it’s like, “Hey, remember that microSD Express card you didn’t want to buy?”
It’s kinda wild, right? Shelling out for more storage on something you don’t even have yet. But, hey, sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants. So yeah, blow your budget on the biggest microSD Express card you can snag. They speed things up, way more than those old cards gathering dust in the Switch. But heads up — your old cards are about as useful as a chocolate teapot for anything beyond peeking at your vintage screenshots or clips on the new console. It’s like, thanks for the memories, but you’re not getting invited to the party.
