The best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories for 2025

Although we completely adore 8BitDo’s PlayStation-styled Pro 2 gamepad for its versatility and design (a lot in order that we featured it in our Switch OLED accessories information), for a lot of the perfect controller fashion is that of the Xbox, with its thicker center and centrally-placed left analog stick. Luckily 8BitDo has launched an replace to its Ultimate controller, one with sooner buttons and delicate but in addition extra sturdy thumb sticks. It’s a luxurious gamepad expertise for a somewhat affordable worth. — Kris Naudus, Former Commerce Author

It could at all times really feel a bit bizarre to play your Swap in tabletop mode, hunched over a desk or desk with the controller clutched in each arms. The Lite SE is made for avid gamers with restricted mobility, however everybody can profit from this controller that places the shoulder buttons on the entrance and has a grippy again so you possibly can simply lay it flat on the desk for a extra arcade-like expertise. It’s additionally nice when you simply wish to play it one-handed if you’re busy with a drink or a needy pet. — Okay.N.

Our prime choose for the best gaming headset, the Turtle Beach Atlas Air is an efficient place to begin if you would like a devoted pair of cans to make use of with the Swap 2. These wi-fi headphones have an open-back design, which do let some ambient noise in but in addition create the sense that the sport you are enjoying is occurring round you somewhat than simply inside your head. Whereas the design is not something to put in writing dwelling about when it comes to aesthetics, it is comfy and light-weight at solely 0.66 kilos, and its removable growth mic will come in useful when enjoying on-line with buddies. — Valentina Palladino, Deputy Editor

If you need most of some great benefits of a gaming headset with out all the majority, the Tusq is a superb cellular answer you possibly can tuck into your bag. Like many earbuds made for cellular, the Tusq has a built-in mic. However, in contrast to most, it additionally has a removable growth mic that’ll guarantee your voice is available in crystal clear if you want it essentially the most. The headset makes use of a typical 3.5mm plug so it’ll play good with the headphone jack in your Swap, too. — Okay.N.

One in all our prime picks for the best power banks, this Anker brick could be known as a laptop computer energy financial institution, however it could possibly energy up rather more than simply notebooks. Its 100W energy supply must be loads of give your Swap 2 some additional juice when you’re touring, and you will not even have to recollect to carry a USB-C cable with you because the brick has two in-built. It carried out effectively in our testing and we like its built-in show that reveals the quantity of energy left within the financial institution itself, in addition to the wattage funneling to every system you’ve related to it. — V.P.

We’re mentioning the SanDisk microSD Express Card on this information for now because it’s the one microSD Specific Card we have been capable of totally take a look at at this level. In our testing, we discovered SanDisk’s card to be tremendous quick, with spectacular sequential learn and write speeds. At its greatest, it is roughly twice as quick as the very best UHS-I fashions we’ve examined. It is on the costly facet, although, beginning at $54 for 128GB, and at present its solely different configuration is 256GB.

In the end, we suggest ready for extra microSD Specific playing cards to turn into obtainable so you’ve extra choices to select from earlier than shopping for. However when you merely should kick off your Swap 2 expertise with expanded storage advert are prepared to pay the value, this can be a good possibility. — V.P.