That said, microSD cards let you take more games, movies, TV shows, and software on the go.

Generally speaking, microSD cards are a little slower than the eMMC storage found in the base Steam Deck, so you’ll want to keep all your favourite games on the device itself. You might even get away with one you’ve previously used with your smartphone if you don’t mind formatting it, but you’ll need to make sure it has good read speeds and enough storage first – fast write speeds are a bonus. Simply pop open the microSD card slot on the bottom and stick up to 1TB from Samsung, SanDisk, or Lexar. After all, even the 512GB version will only just fit Call of Duty: Warzone, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla before it struggles with storage.įortunately, there’s no need to swap out the best SSD for a bigger one, as it’s pretty easy to expand storage with a trusty SD card.

Popping the best Steam Deck SD card into Valve’s handheld gaming PC opens up a world of possibilities, regardless of which model you’ve gone for.

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