Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\2K Sports\NBA 2K11 Step 3: Modify the Language Key Look at the right-hand pane of the Registry Editor window. Find the string value named Language . Double-click on Language to open its properties.

For physical copies on older consoles, a weird bug exists: the language defaults to your console’s system language. If your console’s system language is set to French, NBA 2K11 will launch in French, and the in-game language toggle might be greyed out.

If you are using a specific digital repack or a portable version of NBA 2K11, the game might be bypassing the Windows Registry entirely and reading language settings from an internal text configuration file.

Press the on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box. Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\2K Sports\NBA 2K11

Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\2K Sports\NBA 2K11 (On 32-bit systems, omit Wow6432Node ). Look for a string value named .

Steam may download a small update with the new language files. Steam Support Method 3: Console System Settings (PS3 / Xbox 360)

If the game is stuck in a language you don’t understand at all, you can force it to change via the system files:

Close the Registry Editor and launch NBA 2K11 to test if the language has changed. Method 2: Editing the config.ini or Initialization Files