Four Games That Will Fill Your Switch 2’s Built-In Storage

Whoa, okay, so Nintendo’s rolling out pre-orders for Switch 2 games. And what do I do? I dive right into the nitty-gritty details on file sizes. Why? Not sure. It’s just what I do. And guess what? These new games are hefty. Like, “Wait, am I downloading these on a gaming PC?” hefty. Not even kidding.

So, yeah, makes sense with all the tech upgrades — 1080p and all that jazz. But oh, just you wait, it’ll take maybe five — no, scratch that, three — big games to gobble up the entire 256 GB onboard storage. Seriously. Got a peek at some upcoming game sizes, and they stack up to a mind-boggling 300 GB. Yikes. Say hello to your new best friend, the microSD Express card. Can’t leave home without it — or rather, can’t stay home gaming without it? Well, you get my drift.

Now, some folks might think, “Why hassle with extra storage for a console I don’t even own yet?” I hear you, but think about it: those cards are lightning-fast. Sure, spendy, too — but in for a penny, in for a pound, right? Your old microSD cards? Forget about using them for anything but the odd screenshot or video clip from your old Switch. Fancy, I know.

Anyway — or wait, was I going somewhere with this? Nah, probably not. Bottom line: save up for the big storage, or prepare for the file-size apocalypse.