Gamer tag I want in use by inactive account

MediumMexican · May 31, 2018

hello, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to get the gamer tag I wanted that was in use by an inactive account.

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Dockings · May 31, 2018

So, how many of you are 10 year Xbox Live gamers?

I started with the xboxlive beta with the headset and MotoGP disk, but I currently have a new different gamer tag due to my associated Hotmail account going inactive, due to not logging into email, and thus preventing me from renewing the live account. I had to create a new account while I went through the steps of recovery for the Hotmail address. Once recovered, I simply stayed with my new gamer tag... Now associated with the old Hotmail account. :-(

muggy_love · May 31, 2018

Guys & Girls, do the community a SOLID and vote for inactive/banned gamer tags to be recycled!

Lets be real. Nothing last forever, not even us. So why make a gamer tag attached to someone permanently? There are probably some really awesome gamer tags like "Master Chief" where the person is no longer with us(dead) or inactive and chooses to never return to xbox live. Gamer tags that are inactive should be recycled so another person or new generation of gamer can honor it and keep the gamer tag active.
There should be an option to petition for a GT that meets certain conditions. 1) no online activity for 3 years; 2) An email that goes out to the individual with the option to reply with a yay or nay to allow xbox to break the connection worth the GT; 3) of no response to the email after 90 days, the GT is automatically surrendered and made available to the person who made the petition; 4) if the GT isn't taken within 7 days after notice has been made to the petitioner, it is available for anyone to grab. No fees, other than the cost to change the GT in the first place.
Click this link to VOTE for inactive/banned Gamer Tags to be recycled! Xbox Ideas, powered by UserVoice

Smwutches · May 31, 2018

The only way to get the tag is if the original owner changes it to something else or if they do not sign into the account for 5 years, it will be freed up for use. Keep in mind that the tag system is in use on other Microsoft services, so even if it's not
in use on an Xbox, it may be in use somewhere else.

MediumMexican · Nov 3, 2018

The only way to get the tag is if the original owner changes it to something else or if they do not sign into the account for 5 years, it will be freed up for use. Keep in mind that the tag system is in use on other Microsoft services, so even if it's not
in use on an Xbox, it may be in use somewhere else.
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Oh okay thank you

MediumMexican

The only way to get the tag is if the original owner changes it to something else or if they do not sign into the account for 5 years, it will be freed up for use. Keep in mind that the tag system is in use on other Microsoft services, so even if it's not
in use on an Xbox, it may be in use somewhere else.

Oh okay thank you

Smwutches

The only way to get the tag is if the original owner changes it to something else or if they do not sign into the account for 5 years, it will be freed up for use. Keep in mind that the tag system is in use on other Microsoft services, so even if it's not
in use on an Xbox, it may be in use somewhere else.

HAZMAT RADIO

Another issue you might run into is that if the person who owns the account with the gamer tag you want, if they are still using the account for other things other than Xbox then that account is still active. Meaning if they never play on Xbox again, that
gamer tag will remain on that account until the account itself is inactive for 5 years not just inactive on Xbox.

XBF Brad A

Hi Ronin,

As there are many different reasons why a gamer tag will not show anything, its impossible to speculate as to why. What we do know that if you are getting the gamer tag is unavailable then someone is using that gamer tag, or they are using it as we stated,
or the account is inactive. As posted the account needs to be inactive for a certain period of time before the gamer tag is released. If you are really wanting this gamer tag then you can keep trying for it every so often. With that I will be locking this
thread as you have been given the answer by a few people. Have a great day.

Thanks,

Brad

EpilepticZ0mbie

Damn it. The account has been inactive for at least 8 years.

When does Microsoft deem an account inactive long enough to warrant that "purge" of inactive gamer tags?

Gamer tag I want in use by inactive account