Changing my Gamertag

Sentinel Dromm · Feb 4, 2018

Howdy, my name is Gabriel and I'm confused and pissed. It's says it costs 800 Microsoft points to change my gamer tag. Well it won't give me the option to change it using those points, only credit card. I do not have a credit card. What is the deal?

Sincerely, a very annoyed Xbox one user.

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otisthered · Feb 4, 2018

Thinking of changing my gamertag. HELP!!!

I have had the same embarrassing Gamertag since I was like 8 back in 2006. Now I finally am thinking of changing it to seem cooler or more "professional".
Some Ideas I have
-Atsrobadgr (I use this on a few websites)
-rainbowtanuki (I'm gay and I like Japanese racoon dogs)

That's all I have! I hate my current Gamertag and I don't want to use my real name and I don't want those names with X's and numbers and things that make it look weird.Click to expand...
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Well, if you want something more professional, I don't think either fit the bill. Perhaps professional isn't what you meant. But out of the two Astrobadgr is the better name, IMO.

Stray2615 · Feb 4, 2018

Thinking of changing my gamertag. HELP!!!

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Smwutches · Feb 4, 2018

Microsoft points were discontinued in 2013 so the option and that payment method are no longer available. You can add an Xbox gift card to your account to add currency to your account to make the purchase or you would need a credit card/Paypal.

Big Boy Blobfish

I'm trying to change my classic gamertag which is the one you see in games. My classic gamertag got changed and my Xbox One and Xbox App gamertag stayed the same (the Xbox One gamertag is the ones they added with the new gamertag system).

My Xbox One gamertag is different to my in-game gamertag and I want my classic gamertag to be changed. You can only change your classic gamertag on the Xbox One console, I have tried using the other ways and you can only change your Xbox Gamertag, not your
classic gamertag.

The reason I want to change my classic gamertag is that the classic gamertag can be fifteen characters and the Xbox One gamertag can only be 12 characters. If I use the other ways to change my gamertag it limits me to 12 characters and sets both my gamertags
to that.

jadenmunoz

On xbox.com it says my gamertag is what i changed it to. But on xbox it shows my changed gamertag in games, but when i go to my profile it shows my old gamertag and right under it it shows the gamertag i did change it to.

Sparks0267

So you said I can change my classic gamertag. How do I change that after already changing my gamertag or do I have to change my entire gamertag again to change the classic one?

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

Temhotabot

Games for Windows Live, XBL and Zune all share the same type of Gamer Tag system. So if the tag you want isn't being used on XBL, it is possible it is being used on one of the other two services.

Changing my Gamertag