*** The Official Nintendo Switch 2 ***

[chaparral]

Still don't understand why these are so expensive. Is the express exclusive to Nintendo?

My guess would be due to the speed of them. These Express versions are crazy fast compared to any other MicroSD by a very long way

Even the pricey MicroSD extreme cards are only around 200MB/s speeds

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Not in theory. It is an open standard. But in practice it is as the Switch 2 is the only major user of them.

this.

 

[Plainsong]

And not particularly expensive considering what we used to pay.

 

[Spacedeck]

So before the Switch 2 release, were these generally around he same price? or had the Switch 2 helped raise the price?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

They were always expensive.

 

[megalomanic]

So before the Switch 2 release, were these generally around he same price? or had the Switch 2 helped raise the price?

Some brands/retailers did increase prices temporarily when the Switch 2 released, but they were generally always around the same price.

The price on them dropped around Nov/Dec I believe, and they're now the cheapest they've ever been, but not by a lot.

 

[Plainsong]

Closer to £100 at launch and a very long wait on deliveries. Seems to have calmed down now. I’ll grab one soon I think.