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Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Memory Card

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Walmart has for Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Memory Card (SDSQXFN-512G-AW6ZN) on sale for $78. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • Works with Nintendo Switch 2,
  • Up to 880MB/s Read
  • Up to 650MB/s Write
  • With the addition of a PCIe Gen 3-NVMe interface, the microSD Express card represents a massive step forward in the evolution of the microSD format with performance comparable to a basic portable SSD

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Walmart has for Select Locations: 512GB SanDisk GamePLAY microSD Express Memory Card (SDSQXFN-512G-AW6ZN) on sale for $78. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member LionelHutz590 for finding this deal.

Note: Pricing and availability may vary by location.

Product Details:
  • Works with Nintendo Switch 2,
  • Up to 880MB/s Read
  • Up to 650MB/s Write
  • With the addition of a PCIe Gen 3-NVMe interface, the microSD Express card represents a massive step forward in the evolution of the microSD format with performance comparable to a basic portable SSD

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • See the forum thread comments for availability reports from Slickdeals members.

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icedomin8r
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$13 more than the WM Onn brand for a San Disk? Done and done, 3 left at my local store now. Picking mine up in a few hours.

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icedomin8r
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SanDisk is a top memory card brand, no downsides here.
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Jul 5, 2025 9:54 PM
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Jul 5, 2025 10:20 PM
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MarioshiJul 5, 2025 10:20 PM
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Quote from masterz13 View quoted comment :
Switch 2 is too expensive. $450 for the console, $95 for extra Joy-Cons, $85 for the Pro Controller, $110 for another dock, and $80 for a 512GB microSD card. Oh, and $80 1st-party big games like Mario Kart World. Meanwhile the PS5 summer bundle WITH game was $400 and recently 2TB SSD for it was $100. Nintendo has gone nuts this generation. I understand inflation, but come on.
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Jul 5, 2025 10:30 PM
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lakerfanalwaysJul 5, 2025 10:30 PM
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I was going to get this card yesterday but was confused when it said GAMEPLAY on it, didnt match up with what was on sandisk's web site but I found out its indeed a legit card..the only issue Im seeing from those who have bought it is when formatted, for whatever reason, instead of it having 476gb free it has 456gb free, same with the sandisk card that is for 119.99 on sandisks web site, same issue not sure why
Jul 5, 2025 10:51 PM
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CornezyJul 5, 2025 10:51 PM
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Quote from KamikazeKnifer View quoted comment :
Does anyone NEED this yet? I have a bunch of games installed and am nowhere near max storage, probably because there aren't really any big S2 games out worth installing yet. Prices should drop by the time you "need" one.EDIT: storage prices drop over time. That's always been the case. But sure, buy today what you won't need for a year when it's cheaper and downvote everyone else, the SD way.
I thought the on board 256gb would be fine but it's not. fortnite is like 36gb so is over watch 2.... there's 80 gone. then Mario kart is like 22.... mk11 is 33.... street fighter 6 is 49... NBA 2k is 53.... I'm over 200 already before donkey Kong drops next week.... apex is 32... Bayonetta 14... splatoon 3 is 10... games are bigger than you think.
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Jul 5, 2025 11:15 PM
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yusakugoJul 5, 2025 11:15 PM
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Quote from fvp1992 View quoted comment :
I filled my internal storage with just all my Switch 1 games but these SD Express cards are hard to come by at a reasonable price so I had to choose which games get to stay downloaded and which get deleted
Unfortunately, you can't use regular micro SD cards in the Switch 2... it would have been nice for Switch 1 games. 1TB Micro SD express cards are way too expensive if you can even find them. I was able to pick up Lexar 512GB and 1TB cards but way before Switch 2 was available.
Jul 5, 2025 11:52 PM
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yusakugoJul 5, 2025 11:52 PM
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Quote from sli4 View quoted comment :
This doesn't need downvoting. There aren't that many titles currently that are switch 2 specific and all switch 1 games have historically ran just fine on less expensive and powerful cards. I don't know the system specs by heart but does the switch 2 even have internal ready/write capabilities to match this card? Or rather, is there going to be a noticeable difference in loading times or something?Edit: thank you all for pointing out the switch 2 can only use express cards. That's unfortunate. Hopefully prices come down as more companies start producing express cards and larger storage becomes more available.
Hopefully with a large install base with Switch 2 will allow SD express to be added to other items like laptops and eventually bring down the price. I would assume the same problem for the Switch 2 cartridges and hopeful that would lead to different card capacities and lower prices so the game key cards can go away.
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Jul 6, 2025 12:11 AM
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Pugmuffin1Jul 6, 2025 12:11 AM
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Seems like Best Buy only has up to 256gb and has the label "microsd express" instead of gameplay.Wanted to try and price match if they had this card 😶

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Jul 6, 2025 12:24 AM
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yourlefthandJul 6, 2025 12:24 AM
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Walmart gave me the option of subscribing to save 15%. I set a reminder to cancel. Smilie
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tanman99Jul 6, 2025 12:34 AM
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Quote from yusakugo View quoted comment :
Hopefully with a large install base with Switch 2 will allow SD express to be added to other items like laptops and eventually bring down the price. I would assume the same problem for the Switch 2 cartridges and hopeful that would lead to different card capacities and lower prices so the game key cards can go away.
I hope so too. I hope the game key card is more of a stop gap measure for the launch window until Nintendo ramps up production of the carts and can manufacture different sizes. I'm very happy to see the backlash to the GKC thing. Long live physical media.
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zyberwoofJul 6, 2025 12:45 AM
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Quote from bigolebeemer View quoted comment :
If you don't need the speed you can get 1TB 160MB/s for cheaper. Won't make a bit of difference in a switch or camera or USB. You'll only see that speed in a PCIe NVMe slot in your motherboard if you have one. This is a good deal for this speed for sure but nothing utilizes this speed yet. A switches theoretical max is 104MB/s and in reality much slower for example. 160MB/s should still be more than enough for any camera or device currently out.
There was a new Nintendo Switch released last month. The Nintendo Switch 2. And if you want to expand its storage, you have to use microSD Express [nintendo.com]. That is why microSD Express is suddenly high in demand.
Jul 6, 2025 1:00 AM
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zyberwoofJul 6, 2025 1:00 AM
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Quote from KamikazeKnifer View quoted comment :
Does anyone NEED this yet? I have a bunch of games installed and am nowhere near max storage, probably because there aren't really any big S2 games out worth installing yet. Prices should drop by the time you "need" one.

EDIT: storage prices drop over time. That's always been the case. But sure, buy today what you won't need for a year when it's cheaper and downvote everyone else, the SD way.
I had a 256 GiB SD card in my 64 GiB OLED Switch. My 320 GiB was filled. The Switch 2 comes with 256 GiB of internal storage. That means I had to uninstall some games just to do the system transfer.

There are likely a lot of people in similar situations. I'm not sure why you think that a lot of people don't have a good reason to purchase these cards today. Just because it's called the "Switch 2" doesn't mean that people won't still want to play original Switch games.
Jul 6, 2025 1:06 AM
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novasianJul 6, 2025 1:06 AM
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given the speeds, can this be used in a computer to run virtual machines?
Jul 6, 2025 1:38 AM
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motaku96Jul 6, 2025 1:38 AM
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Quote from KamikazeKnifer View quoted comment :
Does anyone NEED this yet? I have a bunch of games installed and am nowhere near max storage, probably because there aren't really any big S2 games out worth installing yet. Prices should drop by the time you "need" one.

EDIT: storage prices drop over time. That's always been the case. But sure, buy today what you won't need for a year when it's cheaper and downvote everyone else, the SD way.
There are already a handful of games that are 50gb each. Street fighter, Hitman, Yakuza 0. And the fact that they're all game key cards means no matter how you purchase it, you are filling up most of the internal storage in no time.
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riencoreJul 6, 2025 3:01 AM
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None in stock near me. The ONN card that I bought is working fine. I've never had a regular microSD card fail, so hoping that the Express version is as durable.

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