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# Console-supported languages

> Reference the full list of language, region, BCP-47 locale, and Narrator combinations XBOX consoles support when planning GDK title localization coverage.

Users pick a language and locale during the out-of-box experience (OOBE) or later in the Settings app. Language and locale are linked — the Locale drop-down shows only countries that support the selected language.

| Region               | Region Code | Language       | Preferred Languages | Console Locale | Normalized BCP-47 | Console Localization | Narrator |
| -------------------- | ----------- | -------------- | ------------------- | -------------- | ----------------- | -------------------- | -------- |
| Argentina            | AR          | Spanish        | es-AR;es-MX         | es-AR          | es-AR             | es-MX                | Yes      |
| Australia            | AU          | English        | en-AU;en-GB         | en-AU          | en-AU             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Austria              | AT          | German         | de-AT;de-DE         | de-AT          | de-AT             | de-DE                | Yes      |
| Belgium              | BE          | Dutch          | nl-BE;nl-NL         | nl-BE          | nl-BE             | nl-NL                | Yes      |
| Belgium              | BE          | French         | fr-BE;fr-FR         | fr-BE          | fr-BE             | fr-FR                | Yes      |
| Brazil               | BR          | Portuguese     | pt-BR               | pt-BR          | pt-BR             | pt-BR                | Yes      |
| Canada               | CA          | English        | en-CA;en-GB         | en-CA          | en-CA             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Canada               | CA          | French         | fr-CA;fr-FR         | fr-CA          | fr-CA             | fr-FR                | Yes      |
| Chile                | CL          | Spanish        | es-CL;es-MX         | es-CL          | es-CL             | es-MX                | Yes      |
| China                | CN          | Chinese        | zh-CN               | zh-CN          | zh-Hans-CN        | zh-CN                | No       |
| Colombia             | CO          | Spanish        | es-CO;es-MX         | es-CO          | es-CO             | es-MX                | Yes      |
| Czech Republic       | CZ          | Czech          | cs-CZ               | cs-CZ          | cs                | cs-CZ                | No       |
| Czech Republic       | CZ          | English        | en-CZ;en-GB         | en-CZ          | en-CZ             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Denmark              | DK          | Danish         | da-DK               | da-DK          | da                | da-DK                | No       |
| Finland              | FI          | Finnish        | fi-FI               | fi-FI          | fi                | fi-FI                | No       |
| France               | FR          | French         | fr-FR               | fr-FR          | fr-FR             | fr-FR                | Yes      |
| Germany              | DE          | German         | de-DE               | de-DE          | de-DE             | de-DE                | Yes      |
| Greece               | GR          | English        | en-GR;en-GB         | en-GR          | en-GR             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Greece               | GR          | Greek          | el-GR               | el-GR          | el                | el-GR                | No       |
| Hong Kong            | HK          | Chinese trad.  | zh-HK;zh-TW         | zh-HK          | zh-Hant-TW        | zh-TW                | No       |
| Hong Kong            | HK          | English        | en-HK;en-GB         | en-HK          | en-HK             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Hungary              | HU          | English        | en-HU;en-GB         | en-HU          | en-HU             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Hungary              | HU          | Hungarian      | hu-HU               | hu-HU          | hu                | hu-HU                | No       |
| India                | IN          | English        | en-IN;en-GB         | en-IN          | en-IN             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Ireland              | IE          | English        | en-IE;en-GB         | en-IE          | en-IE             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Israel               | IL          | English        | en-IL;en-GB         | en-IL          | en-IL             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Israel               | IL          | Hebrew         | he-IL               | he-IL          | he                | he-IL                | No       |
| Italy                | IT          | Italian        | it-IT               | it-IT          | it-IT             | it-IT                | Yes      |
| Japan                | JP          | Japanese       | ja-JP               | ja-JP          | ja                | ja-JP                | No       |
| Korea                | KR          | Korean         | ko-KR               | ko-KR          | ko                | ko-KR                | No       |
| Mexico               | MX          | Spanish        | es-MX               | es-MX          | es-MX             | es-MX                | Yes      |
| Netherlands          | NL          | Dutch          | nl-NL               | nl-NL          | nl-NL             | nl-NL                | Yes      |
| New Zealand          | NZ          | English        | en-NZ;en-GB         | en-NZ          | en-NZ             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Norway               | NO          | Norwegian      | nb-NO               | nb-NO          | nb                | nb-NO                | No       |
| Poland               | PL          | Polish         | pl-PL               | pl-PL          | pl                | pl-PL                | Yes      |
| Portugal             | PT          | Portuguese     | pt-PT;pt-BR         | pt-PT          | pt-PT             | pt-BR                | Yes      |
| Russia               | RU          | Russian        | ru-RU               | ru-RU          | ru                | ru-RU                | No       |
| Saudi Arabia         | SA          | Arabic         | ar-SA               | ar-SA          | ar-SA             | ar-SA                | No       |
| Saudi Arabia         | SA          | English        | en-SA;en-GB         | en-SA          | en-SA             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Singapore            | SG          | Chinese simpl. | zh-SG;zh-CN         | zh-SG          | zh-Hans-SG        | zh-CN                | No       |
| Singapore            | SG          | English        | en-SG;en-GB         | en-SG          | en-SG             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Slovakia             | SK          | English        | en-SK;en-GB         | en-SK          | en-SK             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Slovakia             | SK          | Slovak         | sk-SK               | sk-SK          | sk                | sk-SK                | No       |
| South Africa         | ZA          | English        | en-ZA;en-GB         | en-ZA          | en-ZA             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| Spain                | ES          | Spanish        | es-ES               | es-ES          | es-ES             | es-ES                | Yes      |
| Sweden               | SE          | Swedish        | sv-SE               | sv-SE          | sv-SE             | sv-SE                | Yes      |
| Switzerland          | CH          | French         | fr-CH;fr-FR         | fr-CH          | fr-CH             | fr-FR                | Yes      |
| Switzerland          | CH          | German         | de-CH;de-DE         | de-CH          | de-CH             | de-DE                | Yes      |
| Taiwan               | TW          | Chinese trad.  | zh-TW               | zh-TW          | zh-Hant-TW        | zh-TW                | No       |
| Türkiye              | TR          | Turkish        | tr-TR               | tr-TR          | tr                | tr-TR                | Yes      |
| United Arab Emirates | AE          | Arabic         | ar-AE;ar-SA         | ar-AE          | ar-AE             | ar-SA                | No       |
| United Arab Emirates | AE          | English        | en-AE;en-GB         | en-AE          | en-AE             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| United Kingdom       | GB          | English        | en-GB               | en-GB          | en-GB             | en-GB                | Yes      |
| United States        | US          | English        | en-US               | en-US          | en-US             | en-US                | Yes      |

## Related API documentation

* [XGameRuntime features reference](/reference/system/xgameruntimefeature/xgameruntimefeature_members) — `XGameRuntimeLocale` returns the console locale codes on this page


## Related topics

- [Localization and globalization overview](/build/game-principles/localization.md)
- [Supported languages](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/metadata-supported-languages.md)
- [Determining console locale and language](/build/game-principles/localization/determining-console-locale.md)
- [Media Validation Test Steps](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/certification/certification-media-validation-test-steps.md)
- [PlayFab supported languages](/services/playfab/sdks/languages/index.md)
