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How to change the language of PS4

January 28, 2020
How to change the language of PS4
Written by: Chris Watson
January 28, 2020
Updated on January 28, 2020
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Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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Tutorial to learn how to change the language of Playstation 4 through the configuration menus of the console.

PS4 supports several languages, including Spanish, although many users in Spain may want to change the language of the console for another with which they feel more comfortable. Therefore, from the console's own configuration menu it is possible to change the language of PlayStation 4 through a few simple steps. And is that either to enjoy a game in another language available or by simple affinity with another language other than the one that is default at that time, it is possible to change the language of the console directly and easily. Therefore, we will show you how to change the language of PS4.

How to change the language of PlayStation 4

Changing the language of PS4 is very simple; follow the next steps:

  • Close all applications in use, such as applications, message services and more.
  • Go to Settings – Language – System language.
  • Select the language you want from the list that appears on the screen.

    • How to change the language of PS4

    The available PS4 languages ​​are:

    • Czech
    • Danish
    • German
    • English United Kingdom)
    • English United States)
    • Spanish (Latin America)
    • Spanish – Spain)
    • French (Canada)
    • French france)
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Hungarian
    • Dutch
    • Norwegian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • Portuguese (Portugal)
    • Russian
    • Romanian
    • Finnish
    • Swedish
    • Vietnamese
    • Turkish
    • Arab
    • Greek
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Thai
    • Simplified Chinese characters
    • Traditional Chinese characters

    On many occasions, if we want to change the language of a video game for another one available, we just have to change the language of the console so that the change takes effect.

    On the other hand, it is also possible to change the language for entering text through:

    • Settings – Language – Input languages.

    It is also possible to set keyboards to configure several languages ​​(keyboards) to be used for text input; follow the next steps:

  • Set languages
  • Select User keyboards and dictionary and then select languages.
  • Put a check mark in each language you want to use.

    • Switch between languages ​​when entering text

  • Select the touchpad icon (change keyboards) on the screen keyboard; This icon is only displayed when multiple languages ​​have been set.
  • Change the keyboard languages ​​with the button to the left or button to the right of the remote and press X.
    • About author

    Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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