Change Gamertag Question

Discus and support Change Gamertag Question in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Basically I have two gamertags for one profile which annoys me. GamerAiden#somerandomnumbers and GamerAiden2005. Since I own GamerAiden2005 why can't I... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by AidenPrice, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. AidenPrice
    AidenPrice Guest

    Change Gamertag Question


    Basically I have two gamertags for one profile which annoys me. GamerAiden#somerandomnumbers and GamerAiden2005. Since I own GamerAiden2005 why can't I make it my only gamertag and get rid of the annoying hashtag one? Oh wait... Yeah... 12 character limit.
    Yet I already own the 15 character gamertag which works fine on Xbox? Why can't I change it?

    Basically the non hashtag 15 character gamertag currently shows in game as most games don't support the new system yet. But my profile shows the annoying hashtag one and when games are updated to support the new system then they will too. I don't want that.

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    AidenPrice, Dec 30, 2020
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  2. Mad Cow Dizease Win User

    Gamertag Change Question

    [quote user="DraftPick 21"]

    Thanks for the answer. How long would it take do you think?

    Are we talking days? Months?

    How long did it take for you?

    [/quote]It was awhile ago but it must have been less than an hour.
  3. Mad Cow Dizease Win User

    Gamertag Change Question

    [quote user="DraftPick 21"]

    So I have 2 Xbox live gamertags. Let's call the Gamertag A and Gamertag B. Gamertag A has the name I want and Gamertag B has all my friends, achievements, etc. If I am willing to pay 800 points and change gamertag A's name to something different,
    does that free up that name which I could then change Gamertag B to?     If anyone that knows for sure or has done it before I would really really appreciate it. Thanks!

    [/quote]In short, yes. You'll have to pay 800 points to free up the name on gamertag A, and another 800 to change Gamertag B to Gamertag A. I've done this before. It may not be instant that the name becomes available again, however.
  4. davemcfly85 Win User

    **Gamertag Change Question**

    nope nothing can be done if it is not selectable then it is not selectable your just gonna have to create a more creative tag FYI tags are also used for windows live PC games as well as Zune and Xbox live.
  5. Elohmn Win User

    Gamertag Change Question

    It's a Glitch either just give it some time or try to Recover (Download) your Profile again.
  6. REBEL PR1DE Win User

    Gamertag change question.

    Thank you both for the helpful responses. Had i been able to find these in the rules i could have saved you both time in reading this long rant/post. It would be hoo of the xbox team to incorporate a more detailed gamertag. It has been a while since i thought
    of attempting to change my tag so i suppose the changes regarding symbols was a new piece of info. Thank you again.
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