Inactive gamer tags

Discus and support Inactive gamer tags in XBoX Accessibility to solve the problem; Microsoft should release inactive gamer tags again like what they did in the past! Theres so many out there that people want and most of the people... Discussion in 'XBoX Accessibility' started by ThunderIs bad, Apr 5, 2021.

  1. ThunderIs bad
    ThunderIs bad Guest

    Inactive gamer tags


    Microsoft should release inactive gamer tags again like what they did in the past! Theres so many out there that people want and most of the people that have them mosy likely dont play xbox anymore.

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    ThunderIs bad, Apr 5, 2021
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  2. MisterRatBoy Win User

    Xbox Gamertag Binding

    Normally inactive gamer tags go after 5 years
  3. EpilepticZ0mbie Win User

    Not Your Typical Request

    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?
  4. noboundz Win User

    Inactive Gamer Tags

    [quote user="iLL aCiD x"]Great [/quote]

    Thanks, I appreciate the compliment ;)

    [quote user="iLL aCiD x"]I mean Runescape, yes I said it, Runescape, has implemented this. Get with it Microsoft![/quote]

    How is Runescape comparable to Xbox?
  5. Daft Badger Win User

    Inactive gamer tags

    Just to add,the 5 year rule started on Aug 30th 2016 for gamertags so the earliest any unused gamertag may be freed up is Aug 30th this year.As from Aug 2019 if the Microsoft account linked to a gamertag doesn't sign in for 2 years it may be freed up.

    Even then there is no guarantee that a tag will be made available.

    Gamertags are used on several Microsoft services,not just xbox live,so there is no way of knowing whether a tag is in use or not.
  6. [ A J ] Win User

    Inactive gamer tags

    Hi, Daniel! thank you for reaching out.

    My name is AJ, I'm an Independent Advisor for the Xbox Community.

    I'm afraid there is currently no way to request a Gamertag that is already taken by an inactive/deactivated account.

    A good workaround would be adding a suffix to your desired Gamertag. For more information on the Gamertag system and Suffixes, please see: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/account-pro...

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    I hope this helps!

    Best regards.
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