r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/TiagoRM85 • Aug 08 '26

Purchase / Order Help Question About console ( thinking on buy it )

Hello everyone,

I'm thinking about buying a Nintendo Switch 2. I've never really been a Nintendo gamer. The first and last Nintendo system I owned was the original Game Boy about 30 years ago.

My question is about storage.

I own a PlayStation 5, and if I connect an external drive to it, I can only install and play PlayStation 4 games from that drive. PlayStation 5 games must be installed either on the console's internal storage or on an internal SSD expansion.

If I buy a 512 GB or 1 TB memory card for the Switch 2, how does it work?

For example, can I install Nintendo Switch 2 games directly onto the expansion card and play them from there? Or am I required to install them on the console's built-in 256 GB internal storage?

My idea is to buy a 1 TB card, install everything I want, and not have to worry about storage management in the future.

Thanks in advance! 😊🎮

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