Gamer tag availability

STORMlFY · May 29, 2017

I was wondering if the gamer tags Storm or Zoura would be available in the future any time soon?

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Smwutches · May 29, 2017

Gamer tag availability

You'll want to contact support. As long as you can verify you are the owner of the account, they can get you the email. 1-800-4my-xbox if you're in the US/Canada or Contact Us | Xbox Support

CopperCLOUDs · May 29, 2017

Gamer tag availability

i have realised that my email address name changed from *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. *** to *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. ***. Still the same account but when i made the change, i could no longer use the charlisard gamer tag as it was associated with the original name. So then i had to change to
the Coppperclouds tag. reeeally want the Charlisard tag back, any ideas? can someone check which e mail is associated with the Charlisard tag who works for microsoft? I have checked the profile on another site, and it shows up as having played on destiny and
arkham asylum, which were the only games i played at the time, so i'm sure it was my account. Any help please

Daft Badger · May 29, 2017

If those gamertags don't sign in for the next 5 years then they will be made available

Now if any tag does not log in for 5 years it is then freed up & made available.

Smwutches

You'll want to contact support. As long as you can verify you are the owner of the account, they can get you the email. 1-800-4my-xbox if you're in the US/Canada or http://support.xbox.com/contact-us

Smwutches

It still shows up an as account. So if you look it up and the account is the one you used to use, you would need to be able to sign into that account and change the name in order to free it up for use. Otherwise, if you look it up and it looks like it is
someone else, then there is no way to use it.

pawncrackers

Hi there,

Every few years, Microsoft have been known to release inactive Gamertags, however, requests to release individual ones is not something that is actioned on. There are several factors that go into it, from having zero purchases on the account and not being
logged in/have had no activity at all for a certain period of time, every 5 years. The last mass deletion was back in August 2019, according to

an article I found.

Meanwhile, for now, if you want to change your GT, you'll have to be a bit more creative!

Best,

L

That article you linked is well out of date.

It's 2 years now.They changed the policy in 2019 so the earliest a unused tag would be freed up is 2021.

Due to this there wont be any more "mass releases" of unused gamertags.

Sorry, will correct that to 2 years. Feel free to link your source.

Best,

L

Smwutches

If the system says a tag is taken, then it's in use somewhere on Microsoft's servers. Keep in mind that the tag system is in use on other Microsoft services. The system also doesn't see things like spaces as making a gamertag unique. So while you look up
"gamertag" and it doesn't show, it may actually be in use as "gamer tag".

There is no way to request a specific gamertag, but with the new gamertag policy, you can use a tag even if someone else has it. https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/account-profile/profile/gamertag-update-faq

pawncrackers

Hi there,

Every few years, Microsoft have been known to release inactive Gamertags, however, requests to release individual ones is not something that is actioned on. There are several factors that go into it, from having zero purchases on the account and not being
logged in/have had no activity at all for a certain period of time, every 5 years. The last mass deletion was back in August 2019, according to

an article I found.

Microsoft are likely to not disclose when Gamertags will be released in future, but keep your eyes out via Xbox Wire or Major Nelson.

Meanwhile, for now, if you want to change your GT, you'll have to be a bit more creative!

Best,

L

Gamer tag availability