Nintendo recently started taking pre-orders for Switch 2 games through its online store, coinciding with the opening of Switch 2 console pre-orders. Out of habit, I immediately scrolled to the “Game file size” section on each page to see how much storage each game will require. Some Switch 2 game file sizes are bigger than I expected, closer in size to Windows PC counterparts than original Switch ports were.
This makes sense given that Nintendo’s upcoming console is powerful enough to run games at 1080p and beyond at fast frame rates. And yet, it’ll only take a handful of games to completely fill up your Switch 2’s built-in 256 GB storage. Here are some file sizes of forthcoming Switch 2 ports:
All of those games together clock in at just over 300 GB — now you need a microSD Express card.
It might seem nuts to buy add-on storage for a console you don’t yet possess, but we think it’s smart to grab the biggest microSD Express card you can afford for use in the Switch 2. They’re much faster (and pricier) compared to the microSD cards used in the Switch and other devices like the Steam Deck. Note: your old microSD cards won’t be compatible with the Switch 2 for anything buy looking at screenshots and video clips you’ve captured on an original Switch.
