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    Cameron Faulkner
    Cameron Faulkner
    I sense an impending avalanche of Switch 2 controllers.

    PowerA recently debuted its first Switch 2 gamepad, a wired one with Hall effect joysticks (no rumble, motion controls, or Amiibo support, though) that costs $39.99. It’s available to preorder at Best Buy, launching June 9th. PowerA’s model seems like a better value than Hori’s, which will cost $10 more.

    We haven’t yet heard from some other major third-party players on Switch 2 plans yet, including 8BitDo, GameSir, or GuliKit. But with two weeks until the Switch 2 launches, I’m expecting a deluge of announcements soon.

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    An image showing the PowerA Advantage wired controller for the Switch 2.
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    Image: PowerA
    Cameron Faulkner
    Cameron Faulkner
    It’s dev conference season, so we’re making it cheaper to subscribe to The Verge.

    For those who’ve been toying with the idea of subscribing to The Verge, it’s a great time to join. For developer conference season, we’re discounting the cost of monthly subscriptions from $7 per month to just $4 for new subscribers.

    Once you subscribe, you’ll gain instant access to our in-depth reporting, reviews, and subscriber-only newsletters, with fewer ads across the site. With Build and I/O behind us, our next stop is at WWDC 2025. See you then.

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    PNY has its own Switch 2-ready microSD Express card, too

    Storage and component company PNY announced that its 128GB and 256GB microSD Express cards for Switch 2 are now shipping, costing $44.99 and $55.99, respectively. Its lineup brings the same PCIe 3.0 spec as the other microSD Express cards out there (blowing regular microSD cards out of the water when it comes to speed).

    Let’s hope that PNY launches a 1TB model soon, because the Switch 2’s 256GB of built-in storage can only carry a handful of AAA games.

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