
An adapter that converts M.2 SSD for Nintendo Switch 2 to MicroSD Express is under development. Nintendo microSD EXPRESS NINTENDO SWITCH M.2 NVMe 2230.
I only have 256GB, so it would be really appreciated if this could be done.
Aren’t you going to end up discarding mobile mode?
>>2Rather, it doesn’t go into the dock.
>>2Rather, the standby mode can’t be used.
It’s just like where you insert it on Switch 1, at the back part of the stand under the main unit.
Overflowing…
If you don’t carry it, you don’t need an expensive SD card.
It doesn’t seem like it will get that fast because the bottleneck hasn’t been resolved.
Isn’t it big?
There’s a reason why Nintendo didn’t adopt it, so I’m going to take a risk.
>>9Due to high power consumption and heat generation, it cannot be adopted in a dual-use as a mobile device for two reasons.
It will need to be dedicated for stationary use, but doing so will require considerable modifications to the dock itself.
The dock itself is quite sparse, so let’s cut it to make some space.
How do you use this…?
At least make it so that it can coexist with the dock.
This concealment is a lie.
It’s a prototype, right?
You have to open the stand to access the SD slot.
A dock means that you have to connect it with an extension cable from the upper port.
In that case, the cooling fan for the dock won’t work, so we need to cool the main unit with a separate cooling fan.
I forgot the link.
>>16Isn’t it unofficial news?
>>58Of course!
Since the demand for the Switch 2 will increase from now on, if you wait, it will gradually become cheaper…
With the PS5, there’s enough room for cooling mechanisms and power supply, but it’s impossible with the size of the Switch.
The road seems to be stretching out.
We need a dock that lays down instead of standing up.
Or should we add one more terminal to the dock?
It’s cheaper in terms of capacity per unit than microSD Express, but 2230 isn’t as cheap as I expected.
Isn’t it true that a dedicated dock also needs to be designed separately?
Well, that’s a defective product…
Rather, I want the opposite.
If you can’t read and write quickly on a PC at a low cost, it becomes difficult to transfer data when increasing capacity.
It seems faster to modify the main unit for stationary use.
It’s not about the merits and demerits; it’s about doing it because you want to.
I want things like SD cards and external storage to be available for smartphones as well.
It’s not good that prices can be increased as much as they want based on the amount of internal storage.
Is it okay for the fanless M.2 with no airflow to handle heat?
>>29Somehow with the heat sink.
I can’t use the dock, but I can use it in handheld mode, right?
It has a slightly interesting shape.
If I make the SSD joint into an L shape and break part of the back of the dock, can it stand up…?
If it’s designed to bend like this, it can stick neatly to the back of the main unit without any issues, right?
>>33I remember this from the PSP era.
If it interferes with the genuine dock, I think they might also be developing a dock specifically for this adapter.
By the time it goes on general sale, it seems that 1TB SD cards will be very cheap.
>>35It’s around 50,000 at the current price.
It seems like it will drop significantly once it ripens.
After playing at the secret exhibition, make it… this is crazy.
>>36I watched a video over 6 hours long from a certain streamer and I’m satisfied, so I guess that’s good…
>>38I was satisfied too, but looking at the heat dissipation airflow and the heat sink method, this is not good.
>>38The decomposition video is the one from the secret exhibition! It turned out to be something like a Shinken Seminar, and it was no good.
Well, if someone is going to use something like this, they’re mostly likely in console mode, so they’ll probably come up with some kind of trick.
It will definitely get quite hot.
It seems convenient in winter.
In summer…
>>40I’ll attach a fan to TypeC.
(Crack)
I think it probably needs a power supply to operate, doesn’t it?
A once-only SD card sold with the console directly by Nintendo?
Since it’s just a direct extension of PCIe, it should be fine if I extend it, but… I wonder if there will be any issues with noise.
Killing the portability and TV mode, which are the good points of the Switch, is unnecessary.
I’m curious how they will address that in future updates.
I don’t want to use it, but…
>>48As for storage, wouldn’t it be a matter of releasing high-capacity SD cards or a version that has increased capacity due to a model change?
Doesn’t it feel like the cover might poke out a bit more?
If it looks awkward, you can just put the Packun Flower’s shell over it.
Can it be done by forcefully stretching the ribbon cable?
There’s nothing you can do about storage with the update, right?
>>54It’s probably a hardware update for the thread graphics or the dock, right?
Well, the unofficial dog will probably come out eventually…
The increase in storage from the main unit upgrade may be something that Nintendo officially releases.
It seems like it might become a vulnerability.
I don’t really have trouble with storage up to that point… I can just delete games I don’t play.
I might not know about 20 years later.
Fleek is a bit scary.
But if it’s done as a stationary setup, is that acceptable?
It’s pretty much a given that a high-end model using OLED will be released, and the internal storage might increase around that time.
It might not increase.
>>63How much will it be…?
>>63Secret Exhibition “We Did Not Use Organic EL to Display Brightly!”
Isn’t it a ribbon cable?
You’re just going to be blocked by the firmware anyway.
It seems that a dedicated dock will be made.
Even though it’s a weird news site, I feel like it’s risky to put logos on unofficial and unlicensed items.
There is a possibility that it might be solved with software.
It seems that some kind of innovative data compression method will be invented.
It is better for more companies to create SDEX for the demand of Switch2 than to think of various alternatives.
>>70The lowest price for 256GB is the amazing reality of Nintendo Online.
Since there’s no software to install, it won’t increase that easily.
If SanDisk or Samsung quickly releases a 1TB option and it becomes part of the sales target for my tendow, that would pretty much solve everything.
I thought for a moment that it was convenient because our Switch is always attached to the bed’s arm.
I feel like there’s no way to avoid getting all hot.
Doesn’t microSD Express get hot?
I haven’t properly researched it, but is that speed not exaggerated?
>>75I think it’s a secret exhibition that makes you realize companies without technology can’t create it because it gets really hot.
>>75You need to properly prevent heat dissipation with copper sheets and graphene sheets when implementing the slot.
>>82If I keep it stored in a stuffy place like a dock and use it stationary, it might get damaged.
>>75Since it is equivalent to PCIe 3.0 (gen3) x1, the transfer speed won’t be that high (compared to desktop PCs).
Whether or not the secret exhibition is happening shows a difference in knowledge.
>>77I can’t do anything without having the Switch 2 in hand first…
Even if a flexible type comes out, I don’t want to expose the M.2 SSD and stick it on…
It doesn’t dock, and in handheld mode, it’s annoying and flops around.
Can something like this sell?
The decomposition video seems to be at a level that could be recognized as similar to the gameplay videos of the secret exhibition, which is amazing.
This is a problem that goes beyond the secret exhibition.
Is Nintendo making something like this?
>>86Of course, I won’t make it.
If it can be attached to the dock, then that’s fine, but directly on the handheld device, there’s just something about it…
It should still be able to go up to 5W of power consumption at 2230, so it depends on where to draw the power from.
It’s not that fast on SDex, right?
>>91Because it’s 10 times, it’s completely different from normal SD.
>>91Samsung has done a great job.
>>91Structurally, an M.2 SSD is just in the shape of a microSD, so if you think M.2 is not particularly fast, then it’s not fast.
If it can be fixed together with the main unit like an expansion dock, then it might be usable somehow, but…
In the end, Vita’s official memory card of 64GB wasn’t enough, so they made a MicroSD adapter like the one in the thread image.
It should recognize up to 256GB.
>>93The Vita memory card adapter was stuck on a communication analysis board and was being hacked to convert game cards into storage.
>>99I just looked it up and found out that the game card side is an SD adapter.
I see, then I won’t have to do something like in the thread image.
>>93If I don’t need CFW, I want it.
It’s a product that’s very much like Nintendo.
The secret exhibition properly explains how fast it has become and that the heat is also crazy.
In other words, even so, the heat can get incredibly high with a console, so it’s amazing that people are still using it as a console.
The recent inflation of transfer speeds and heat generation due to the formulation of PCIe standards and corresponding adaptations is quite remarkable.
Since a handheld-focused Lite version of Switch 2 will come out anyway, I feel like this is fine.
What I want you to try in the thread is whether the transfer speed will double with PCIEGen4.
The Tegra Orin, which is the chip for Switch, supports PCIe Gen 4, so it may be compliant with the SD 8.0 standard.
I can’t use it unless you make it compatible with this dock.
They are particular about using SD so that even children can use it.
Kids these days can probably handle SSDs.
>>106Can you carry the main unit with this attached?
>>106It says power consumption is a problem point, doesn’t it?
>>109Is around 5W a problem?
>>1145W is exactly the TDP of the SoC for smartphones.
It’s seriously crazy in the mobile world to carry everything with almost the same power storage that an iPhone and others are fully utilizing.
>>114Yes
Based on the battery capacity and operating time, it seems that with just the SoC, it operates at a level of 6-7W.
By the way, if you put an M.2 in the early model SteamDeck, the operating time decreases significantly.
>>106Well, anyone can do it if it’s just about stabbing and connecting.
>>106That’s not what I meant!
When considering storage that anyone can handle, SDex is a reasonable choice.
The 6-hour video of the secret exhibition really shows how painfully kind the comments are.
>>112Is it because it’s broken down to a level that even children can understand?
Anyway, MicroSD has a power consumption on the order of milliwatts according to the specifications.
Lower compared to the 2230 SSD.
It seems like people are saying the battery life isn’t good at the moment…
>>119Amazing processing power = Amazing power consumption…
>>119It’s not good, or rather, it only has 20Wh.
The initial model of SteamDeck is half of it, and RogAllyX is one-fourth.
But thanks to that, it has become much lighter.
I want the official side to enable storage on the dock.
I was planning to do it on the Switch.
The battery life is terrible and the heat is crazy.
It’s hard to say that it’s a success just because it’s energy-saving!
The good thing about microSD is that it’s small.
There is no room for adopting other storage options for the Switch 2, which has size limitations as a portable device.
You might say Rog Ally uses M.2, but…
That lasts only 2 hours with 80Wh.
>>124Switch2 also takes about 2 or 3 hours, so it doesn’t really change anything.
>>125Switch2 is 20Wh.
Assuming the total system uses 10W, the battery capacity that can last for 2 hours.
Batteries can only increase capacity by increasing their volume now…
Unless some kind of technological paradigm shift occurs, there’s nothing that can be done.
If the distance for wireless charging reaches 10 meters, it would solve the problem of being far from the dock.
>>128Hmm hmm
Can’t the liberal arts just pay the money and keep quiet?
All companies are working hard to ensure that the battery life of mobile devices doesn’t fall into a negative direction.
Being small also makes it disadvantageous for heat dissipation.
Well then, shall we go with a console?
We have no choice but to continue relying on 3.7V lithium-ion batteries, which are on the brink of balancing safety and capacity, until truly groundbreaking materials are found.
An 80Wh battery capacity is enough to run the Wii U console for about 2 hours.
Rather, if we eliminate the battery and make it AC only, it would be lightweight and could be played for a long time, which would be good.
20Wh = 5405.405mAh is not much different from a smartphone with a slightly larger battery.
Considering the stored capacity, it’s doing its best to last for just 3 hours.
Even if shrinkage progresses and it becomes somewhat more energy-efficient, it will still be about 4 hours.