Official 512GB microSD Express Card for Switch2 costs as much as a Switch Lite in Japan

SanDisk released an officially licensed 512GB microSD Express card for the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 1, priced at ¥28,980 (about $181) at Nintendo’s own store and major Japanese retailers.

The Switch 2 does not work with standard microSD cards. It requires microSD Express, a newer format with …