Does the Steam Deck have expandable storage?

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For a long time, the handheld gaming space has been dominated by Nintendo with devices like the Switch and the DS.

But now, Valve is looking to enter the market with Steam Deck.

The Steam Deck is a mobile computer built to play games from Valve’s Steam library.

Steam has been a staple in PC gaming for years, and the company is now looking to expand the platform’s reach to mobile devices.

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The Steam Deck is available in a few different options, the main difference being the internal storage size.

But what about expandable storage? Can you beef the handheld console up with more storage space? Does the Steam Deck have an SD card slot?

Great questions, let’s find out.

So, can you add storage to Steam Deck

Short answer: Yes.

Valve is very aware of the growing size of video games today, so the company has designed the Steam Deck with an SD card slot.

You can even load up multiple microSD cards with games you want to play and switch them in and out whenever you feel like it.

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As a note, the two more expensive Steam Deck options with more storage are fitted with NVMe internal storage, which is much faster than a microSD card.

So, if speed is one of your top priorities when gaming, then one of the more expensive options might be better.

Otherwise, you can easily get away with opting for the cheaper 64 GB model and just add microSD cards for storage whenever you need to.

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