Console or handheld support
TechRadar's reviewer has used it as their Switch 2 card since it arrived a few months before the review, and calls it the first 1TB microSD Express model to reach the market.
Lexar PLAY PRO microSDXC Express 1TB
TechRadar calls it the first 1TB microSD Express model to reach the market. It is the size to buy if you keep a large Switch 2 library installed.
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1TB microSD Express card, part number LMSXPS0001T-BNNNU
1TB microSD Express card, part number LMSXPS0001T-BNNNU
What works. What doesn't.
Speed
Lexar lists up to 900MB/s read and 600MB/s write. It says the write speed applies with its own microSD Express reader.
Capacity limits
Sold in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB.
Installation
Nintendo says Switch 2 needs a system update over the internet the first time you use a microSD Express card.
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Game storageBuying guide
Switch 2 needs a microSD Express card. The original Switch does not.
Switch 2 runs games only from microSD Express cards. The original Switch, OLED and Lite use ordinary UHS-I cards. Five cards matched to each console.