Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?

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  1. Its_JMarcos
    Its_JMarcos Guest

    Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?


    I created today my Xbox account, but I noticed that it assigned me an automatic gamertag and I had to use my free ID change. Is it really "free" when you're forced to change to something you identify with?
    Before I created this new Microsoft/Xbox account, I was able (with a different account) to choose my own gamertag when I signed up, so why didn't allowed me now to do the same?

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    Its_JMarcos, Jun 26, 2023
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  2. Smwutches Win User

    Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?

    Free changes were given to everyone back in 2019 when they changed the gamertag policy. So if you had created your account before then, you would have been given the chance to change the tag for free even if you chose your tag when you originally signed up. Any accounts created after that time, would not have the option for the additional free change.
  3. ngocphi Win User

    Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?

    Yes thata the point of the free name change

    Regular users with custom gamertag don't get this option
  4. Its_JMarcos Win User

    Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?

    I just don't understand why I was able before to create an Xbox account and choose freely my gamertag and still have the free name change available.
    If everyone is supposed to get a generated Xbox account ID, why was I able before to create a Xbox account and create my own gamertag and still have the free name change available?
  5. The Viral Cyrix Win User

    Change xbox name

    You only get one free change if you use the name given to you when you created your account. The gamertag you stated does not appear to be an xbox generated gamertag so you would need to pay the fee to change that
  6. PalmettoBling Win User

    Random Xbox Gamertag associated with my Microsoft Account

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Does Xbox generate a gamertag when you create your account?

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