Steam Deck-ready microSD cards are going cheap this Prime Day

Deep cuts to some tried-and-tested Steam Deck storage expanders

Anyway, yes, there are indeed a few good microSD performers that are caught up among today’s Prime Day deals. Most commonly, the SanDisk Ultra: a good budget pick, thanks to its ability to keep pace with more expensive cards on game loading times. There are various capacities on sale in both the UK and US:

For those on Amazon UK, you could alternatively pick up the 512GB model of the Samsung Pro Plus. This is pricier than the SanDisk Ultra, but was the fastest overall out of the different microSDs I tested for that guide.

While the Steam Deck technically lets you replace the internal SSD – unless you mod the thermals in the process, in which casea Valve designer will ask you to stop– adding a microSD card is far easier and potentially cheaper. You’d be surprised how quickly they can shift data on the Steam Deck, too. Launching a game from expandable storage might only take, at most, a couple of seconds longer than on the top-spec Deck’s NVMe SSD.