Best Storage Products at Gamescom 2026: Gaming SSDs, DDR5 & Switch 2 Storage
From expansive adventures and tactical battles to fast-paced competition and next-generation handheld gaming, Gamescom 2026 will showcase the many ways people play today.
Current highlights range from the tactical gameplay of STAR WARS Zero Company to the expansive worlds of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past and The Blood of Dawnwalker. Meanwhile, Street Fighter 6, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, and EA SPORTS FC 27 will bring fighting, racing, and sports gaming into the spotlight.
Behind these trends is a shared need for faster performance, greater storage capacity, and hardware that can keep up across PCs, handhelds, and mobile creative workflows.
From August 26 to 30, Lexar will bring a complete lineup of gaming storage and memory solutions to Gamescom 2026, supported by live tournaments, gaming stations, and hands-on activities.
Built for Bigger Worlds and Faster Competition
As games become larger and more detailed, high-speed storage plays an increasingly important role in system responsiveness and loading performance.
The Lexar NM990 M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD delivers read speeds of up to 14,000MB/s and write speeds of up to 11,000MB/s. The Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO raises read/write performance to as much as 14,400/13,400MB/s, supported by DRAM and SLC dynamic caches for demanding gaming and creative workloads.
For gaming PCs and compact gaming systems, the Lexar PLAY X M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD offers read speeds of up to 7,400MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,500MB/s, with support for both M.2 2230 and M.2 2280 form factors.
Lexar will also showcase two DDR5 memory solutions. ARES RGB 2nd Gen DDR5 delivers speeds of up to 8,000MT/s, while THOR RGB 2nd Gen DDR5 offers 6,000MT/s and 7,600MT/s configurations. Both support Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO and combine effective thermal management with customizable RGB lighting.
At the booth, the memory products will be displayed alongside gaming PCs, allowing visitors to see how SSDs and memory fit into a complete gaming setup.
Ready for Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the key platform stories at Gamescom 2026, with the Gamescom Award introducing a dedicated “Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game” category.
Designed for next-generation handheld gaming, the Lexar PLAY PRO microSDXC Express Card uses PCIe and NVMe technologies to deliver read speeds of up to 900MB/s and write speeds of up to 600MB/s on compatible devices. With capacities of up to 1TB, it gives Nintendo Switch 2 players more room for an expanding game library.
Visitors to the Lexar booth will be able to learn more about PLAY PRO and the advantages of microSD Express technology for handheld gaming.
From Playing to Creating
Today’s players are also streamers, video creators, and active members of online gaming communities. To support content creation at home and on the move, Lexar will present three portable SSD solutions.
The Lexar SL500 Portable SSD delivers speeds of up to 2,000MB/s read and 1,800MB/s write, with capacities of up to 4TB. Its slim design and broad device compatibility make it suitable for transferring and managing large gaming and video files.
Experience Lexar at Gamescom 2026
The 142.5-square-metre Lexar booth will feature a main stage hosted by two professional presenters, six free-to-play gaming stations, live tournaments, quizzes, a football gaming area, and driving simulator time trials.
Products will be presented in dedicated display cases and alongside relevant activities, giving visitors the opportunity to discover the right storage and memory solutions for the way they play and create.
Join Lexar at Gamescom 2026 and experience the future of gaming performance firsthand.
Date: August 26–30, 2026
Venue: Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Location: Hall 10.1, Booth B-071
Performance figures are based on Lexar internal testing. Actual performance may vary depending on the host device, interface, system configuration, and usage conditions.