Changing gamertags

JOKR MC Doza · Jun 29, 2018

i think you should change your gamertag for free if you have Xbox gold. It's a but ridiciolous that you have to pay an extra 9.99 just to change your name

:)

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No, Changing your gamertag is not required. Changing your gamertag is all up to you

mk30001 · Jun 29, 2018

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Even if you change your Gamertag, you purchases and saves are still locked to your account. I could change my gamertag right now and I still have everything. It stays with the email address you signed up with, not gamertag.

Michaaa02 · Jul 2, 2018

Hi JOKR,

I understand the way you think about that, but that's just how it is.

It's your choice to pay for a new gamertag, still better than Playstation where it's not even possible to change your Gamertag.

DAZZA 433 · Jul 7, 2018

The only way to change your gamertag once for free is if you accepted the system assigned gamertag when you signed up your account,, If you made your own gamertag then there is no free first change.

I do agree that the actual cost of a gamertag is expensive though, But i don't see that cost ever changing.

M3tal Daz3 · Nov 2, 2018

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DrifterX22

I received a forced Gamertag change. Can XBLPET let me choose a new Gamertag for free?
Some rumors give the impression that XBLPET will provide a free Gamertag change to accounts that have received a forced Gamertag change. This is not the case.

In the past, a forced Gamertag change gave users the opportunity to change the offending Gamertag free of charge. Unfortunately, this gesture was prone to abuse, and many people simply chose new, equally offensive Gamertags. As a result,
the Gamertag enforcement process changed. A forced Gamertag change now automatically assigns a new Gamertag to the account, much in the same way a system-generated Gamertag is provided when you first sign up for Xbox Live.

If a player is unhappy with the assigned Gamertag and wishes to change it, he or she may purchase a new Gamertag through the

standard Gamertag change process.

WPAK

Hi there,

Yes, changing the gamertag again should be possible, als changing back to your previous Gamertag is possible, as long as your original Gamertag isn't already taken by somebody else.

Keep in mind each change will require a payment.

See this link for the steps on how to change the Gamertag:
https://support.xbox.com/my-account/manage-gamertag-and-profile/change-xbox-live-gamertag

OK Fowl

https://enforcement.xbox.com/en-US/home/howto#sub-topic0-5
I received a forced Gamertag change. Can XBLPET let me choose a new Gamertag for free?
Some rumors give the impression that XBLPET will provide a free Gamertag change to accounts that have received a forced Gamertag change. This is not the case.

In the past, a forced Gamertag change gave users the opportunity to change the offending Gamertag free of charge. Unfortunately, this gesture was prone to abuse, and many people simply chose new, equally offensive Gamertags. As a
result, the Gamertag enforcement process changed. A forced Gamertag change now automatically assigns a new Gamertag to the account, much in the same way a system-generated Gamertag is provided when you first sign up for Xbox Live.

If a player is unhappy with the assigned Gamertag and wishes to change it, he or she may purchase a new Gamertag through the

standard Gamertag change process.

WPAK

Hi there,

I'm afraid there are no free gamertag changes, if a gamertag was deemed to break the CoC/ToU then you will given a generated one and if you want to change the gamertag into something chosen by yourself it will have the fee like any gamertag change.

See this link for the steps:
support-origin.xbox.com/.../change-xbox-live-gamertag

ISirProdigy007

Hi,

Everything you need to know about forced gamertag changes

And I quote

" I received a forced Gamertag change. Can XBLPET let me choose a new Gamertag for free?

Some rumors give the impression that XBLPET will provide a free Gamertag change to accounts that have received a forced Gamertag change. This is not the case.

In the past, a forced Gamertag change gave users the opportunity to change the offending Gamertag free of charge. Unfortunately, this gesture was prone to abuse, and many people simply chose new, equally offensive Gamertags. As a result, the Gamertag enforcement
process changed. A forced Gamertag change now automatically assigns a new Gamertag to the account, much in the same way a system-generated Gamertag is provided when you first sign up for Xbox Live.

If a player is unhappy with the assigned Gamertag and wishes to change it, he or she may purchase a new Gamertag through the standard Gamertag change process."

Source link:
enforcement.xbox.com/.../HowTo

You will need to pay for the change unfortunately!.

Happy Gaming!

Changing gamertags