HyperX Announces First Gaming microSD Cards For North America, Designed For Switch

Say it’s for a switch and charge a bit more.... like those power banks.

I really don't see a big difference, and only going up to 256GB is disappointing...

85C?! The card might survive but the user wont!

These are stupidly overpriced. Sandisk's 200GB microSD cards are priced just right, and are surprisingly cheap considering the going rates for microSD cards at retail in Australia.

I don't intend to upgrade until 400GB (or larger) cards become more affordable.

I will most likely burn the Resident Evil Revelations 2 data to a Blu-ray disc as back-up if I ever need to free up some space on my current 200GB card.

Just a way to charge more money for absolutely nothing. This happens with external hard drives for the others as well with Seagate the usual culprit, ive seen them lined up side by side in the store and the PS4/XBOX branded ones more expensive even though they are identical

Is there any news of the Anker switch battery coming to the UK yet?

How does my current card work if it's not designed for gaming !! I must buy one 😂

The sd card I got about a year ago was $120 then at 256gb, it has now dropped to $65....long story short, why would I pay $200?? Man these things have come way down in price! Cut in half in about a year. For the price of a full retail game I can now get a second card. Don't need it yet but when I do I will pick another up.

@Heavyarms55 Get a Varia Suit, duh! They must be prepping for Prime 4 with that temp spec.
Yo dawg, I heard you like Norfair. With a temp rating this high, you can Norfair while you Norfair!
Or it's so the product won't burn when users fume in anger about how much more these cost for no reasonable difference.

These are actually somehow more expensive than the official Nintendo licensed ones. $58.99 will get you an official 128 gb card on Amazon, and since this company's 64 gb is $49.99, we can safely bet that their 128 will be well over sixty dollars.

I got a 256gb about a week after launch, for $75. Have 110gb so far on it. Should be all set for a while. These seem overpriced.

I wonder if I can sell pet rocks "designed for switch" or maybe oxygen @AlexOlney

May soon have to buy a Micro SD card but doubt I need something this fast. It only needs to be as fast as the read / write limitations a card copy of the game runs at.

Only time I’ve ever seen a hyper fast memory card make a difference is in digital SLR cameras when doing aviation, sport or nature photography

Well whoever does their marketing gets a 10/10 for effort.

And how do they differ to regular micro sd cards that can be bought much cheaper?

"Designed specifically for use with Nintendo Switch and mobile devices"

Basically same card they been selling for smartphone with a new box and price tag.

This is the classic story of a company exploiting the masses that don't know any better. Just rebrand something you already produce, implying that it's "better" because it's made expressly for a certain use (it's not), jack up the price because of that "perceived" betterness, and then grab the profits....

If you actually pay more for such a thing, then you know, maybe you deserve to pay more....

As always throw the brand on and charge more money for the foolish people that don't know better.

I actually got a 128gb Toshiba last year and was a bit worried as Toshiba are never mentioned in 'best of ' range. But it works wonderfully. Instant access, responsive, although I'm sure all cards are like this. Was 30 quid in a sale and well pleased.

So... here's the thing - you don't want a "gaming" branded SD card. Gaming isn't even all that stressful on a card. If you're seriously worried about speed or durability, just buy one of the high speed cards from a well known brand (Like Sandisk or Lexar) that's designed for Photography/Video use. Will likely be cheaper and more reliable. The coolest thing about this card is the texture on the edge, all micro SD cards should have that. They're so darn hard to remove in some devices.

I can't wait to pay through the nose for the same capacity I can find half price!

Aren't there already overly-expensive Nintendo-branded MicroSD cards to con gullible normies out of their money?

The Switch can't handle these read and write speeds anyway on the MicroSD port..

Make sure you're not missing any performance! Because all those cards you've been using designed for capturing 4k video might just be slowing you down loading assets for Mario Kart.

$200 for a 256gb microSD card is such a ripoff when you can find a much better value on Amazon for basically around $70 and runs much faster.

@Heavyarms55 Processors can get really hot lol

Make it look like mini nes game cartridges and maybe I’ll buy one but until then I’ll stick with SanDisk

Make it look like mini nes game cartridges and maybe I’ll buy one but until then I’ll stick with SanDisk

except the switch isn't capable of those read/write speeds, there's already an officially licensed micro SD card. SD cards aren't all that expensive these days. these SD cards are a gimmick

Nice! I'ma have to pick one up.

These are very expensive. I currently have a 200gb samsung card that only has 1.2gb left on it. I'm waiting for the 400gb samsung card to decrease in price some more before I even get another SD.

No thanks, I'll stick with SanDisk.

Speaking of - 200GB (100mbs) for $48. This is what I have on mine.

https://kinjadeals.theinventory.com/add-200gb-of-storage-to-your-switch-action-cam-and-mo-1828301810?ks=streamshare&ks=nativestream

@Stocksy
At least the power bank was the smallest ever released USB-C PD battery to date, which offered value for someone looking to carry a portable USB-C PD battery in their carry case but didn't want to take up all the room with a huge 25,600mAh version.

I bought one just because of that.

Mine is SanDisk 128 GB speed 100.

Why are we expected to pay 2/3 of the price of a console for memory? Its ridiculous

I normally get physical versions of Switch games, but downloading Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 required me to archive Bayonetta. So I know I need a mSD card, just not sure which would be best.

@KayFiOS The best is probably the cheapest 128 GB or more micro sd-card you can get from SanDisk, Samsung or Kingston. Do not pay a nickel more than you have to. These 'branded' sdcards is merely a scam to angle more money out of the pockets of unsuspecting grand parents and other rubes with no clue.

@phamster Oh, I'm sure. But I figure since this article talks about mSD cards for Switch, I should ask which one would be right for me. I was trying to decide between 64, 128, and 256 GB, but the latter sounded a bit extreme. Thanks for the input! ^^

I just got a 400GB SD card when they went on sale during the Amazon prime day event. These guys seem a bit behind the industry right now.

Also, $200 for 256GB? That is an awful deal, I paid only $140 for my 400GB.

I've currently got a lovely 400gb card that runs all switch titles smoothly. It's not like a PC, your card only needs to be of a certain speed to run. A super fast card won't really make a difference in the game. This seems like a classic case of just slapping "gaming" on the box.

Pfft! Watch out Sandisk!

A "gaming" microSD should come outfitted with tacky pulsing rainbow LEDs.

ill never buy this when i can get a good branded 200gb sd card for less then 60 dollars. good bye.

@AlexOlney Suddenly it hits me how many of your videos I must have watched as I totally read that remark in your voice. Completely with that typical snarky intonation to go with it! XD