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Starting with Power A's Hall Effect Sticks controller.



The PowerA™ Advantage Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch™ 2 system features hall effect modules, 2 mappable buttons, a C Button for quick access to fun GameChat features, plus more.

  • Hall Effect Modules: Contact-free magnetic sensors in the thumbsticks provide a more fluid pro-level feel and help with precision and longevity
  • Advanced Gaming Buttons: Get an edge over the competition with mappable Advanced Gaming Buttons you can program on-the-fly, mid-game—no system settings to configure
  • C Button: Easily activate fun GameChat features
  • On-board Audio Controls: Quickly adjust the volume of your headset, mute your mic and change the EQ mode for a more immersive gaming experience using the audio button on the back of the controller. EQ Modes: Standard, Bass Boost, Immersive.
  • Wired Control: No batteries? No problem. The PowerA™ Advantage Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch™ 2 system includes a detachable 10 ft. USB-C® cable, giving you plenty of space to get to your favorite spot in the room and play for hours
  • Lightweight and Comfortable: Game for hours with a controller that feels great in your hands, thanks to cutting-edge ergonomics and top-of-the-line materials
  • Feature-Packed: Additional features include embedded anti-friction rings for smooth thumbstick control and a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack to plug in your favorite headset
  • Officially Licensed: PowerA™ products have gone through Nintendo’s rigorous testing and evaluation processes to ensure compatibility with the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system
  • *For use only while Nintendo Switch™ 2 system is docked. Does not support HD rumble, IR camera, motion controls or amiibo NFC. Not for use with Joy-Con only games.


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A gaming peripheral developer and console modder has shared details of their SDEX2M2 Adapter project. Despite the cryptic name, the project goal is a rather simple one – to create a reliable adapter for using the Nintendo Switch 2’s MicroSD Express card port to attach an M.2 NVMe SSD. The SDEX2M2 project is open source, and though it is still a work-in-progress, interested parties can visit the NVNTLabs GitHub page and check out extensive details of the components and schematics used.

Nintendo typically likes to lock down its consoles rather strictly, so seeing this kind of project at an advanced stage, so early after the launch of its Switch 2, might cheer console hackers and modders.

This storage mod “is possible because the Nintendo Switch 2's MicroSD Express slot supports the SD Express 7.1 standard, which exposes a true PCIe Gen3 x1 interface and utilizes the NVMe protocol for communication,” explains developer NVNTLabs on the SDEX2M2 GitHub project page. And, because the hardware adapter simply maps the appropriate pins from the Switch MicroSD Express slot to a standard M.2 2230 NVMe SSD, “no protocol translation is required as the Switch 2 host controller handles everything.”

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Potentially big savings on storage expansion​

For performance, users should expect data transfers up to approximately the limits of the PCIe Gen3 x1 interface, which is roughly 1 GB/s. That’s on a par with freshly launched cards from the likes of PNY. However, instead of spending $56 on a PNY microSD Express UHS-I U3 V30 A1 microSDXC Flash Memory Card with a measly 256GB capacity, you can get double the capacity with a Sabrent for the same price. We also see 1TB M.2 2230 NVMe SSDs, like the Patriot Viper Gaming VP4000 Mini 1TB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD for just $66. You will need to make/buy this new SDEX2M2 device first, though.

As a work-in-progress, there are still a few aspects of the SDEX2M2 design to iron out. Probably the biggest factor to be wary of is damaging your Switch 2 due to the use of an M.2 SSD that is too power hungry. NVNTLabs warns that any fellow modders who want to pick up and roll ahead with the design as it stands should “only use low-voltage, low-power M.2 2230 NVMe drives.” Also, despite physical similarities, users are asked not to insert this adapter into legacy MicroSD card slot-equipped devices like the original Nintendo Switch.

Adding an eGPU?​

For now, this project shines the light on a possible way to attach cheaper storage for your Switch 2. However, PCIe isn’t just for storage, in modern PCs this high-speed interface is used for lots of other things like network and expansion cards, sound and capture cards, AI accelerators, and – of course – graphics cards.

The Nintendo Switch 2’s official specs confirmed the presence of an Nvidia Ampere architecture GPU similar to a mobile GeForce RTX 2050. Would it be possible to use the exposed PCIe Gen3 x1 interface to plug in some kind of eGPU?
 
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