Why is regular-old MicroSD no longer good enough? It all comes down to speed. Most run-of-the-mill SD and microSD cards you can buy today are using some version of the Ultra High Speed (UHS) standard.

microSD Express cards have a read speed of up to 800 MB/s and are ideal for transferring large amounts of data quickly. For a console such as the Switch 2, it’s also recommended that the card ...

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