Getting a gamertag that's taken but not in use?

graver0679667 · Jan 21, 2014

I have been wanting this gt since I got xbl a long time ago and it's being used by some inactive account with 0 gamerscore and like 3 friends I heard microsoft releases accounts sometimes but what are the conditions for this? And is there anyone I can contact
to release that gamertag? I've tried messaging the person with no response and even the active user on the friendlist won't reply. Any insight on this would be amazing

:)

Dirty Loco · Jan 21, 2014

Gamertag NOT taken, but...

[quote user="UnivocalBean944"]

Disappointing. But it still doesn't explain why this site said it was available when it was giving me available suggestions.

[/quote]Actually, I did. I said those sites can be very inaccurate.

ngocphi · Jan 21, 2014

Getting a gamertag that says it is not taken but is taken

the only time its says its available is when you try and change the name

friend requests aren;t how you check it

it does not cross servers

and gamertags are used by the other 3 services

BE creative with your name

it is that simple add numbers or letters

friend requests do not check for games for windows or zune names

but gamertag changes does

MattReptar · Jan 21, 2014

Microsoft cannot and will not release an inactive gamertag because you want it. You'll have to wait until they free up the inactive gamertags. And no one besides Microsoft has any idea when they'll do it.

graver0679667 · Oct 31, 2018

Thanks I thought you had to specifically reauest for a gt

MattReptar

Microsoft cannot and will not release an inactive gamertag because you want it. You'll have to wait until they free up the inactive gamertags. And no one besides Microsoft has any idea when they'll do it.

graver0679667

Thanks I thought you had to specifically reauest for a gt

Avenger V

It even said it was available but when I went to change it, it said it was in use.

ngocphi

the only time its says its available is when you try and change the name

friend requests aren;t how you check it

it does not cross servers

and gamertags are used by the other 3 services

BE creative with your name

it is that simple add numbers or letters

friend requests do not check for games for windows or zune names

but gamertag changes does

bowski477

The gamertag in question is already taken. If you remove the space between the "avenger" and the "i" the tag is already in use. Putting a space in the tag will not allow you to use it.

Getting a gamertag that's taken but not in use?