Why do so few games support the modern gamertag system?

Hello JAD88, my name is Oskayra, and I will be happy to help you.

Beforehand, it is important that you keep in mind that this is a public community forum, so we are players like you, we are not employees of Microsoft or Xbox, so we do not have access to any user account or check anything from the forum. All users help each other with common problems.

I am very sorry for the problem you are experiencing, to answer your question, Xbox support clarifies the following:

Most games began supporting the new format in 2020. It may take a few years for all new games to migrate to the new gamertag format, and some games (especially titles that were released before or around the change) may still use the previous gamertag system, so you may notice that your gamertag appears different while playing those specific titles.

Information Source (Credits): https://support.xbox.com/help/account-profile/profile/gamertag-update-faq

Thank you for your patience, I hope everything can be resolved. I will be attentive to your response. Blessings.

Sincerely,
Oskayra.

And as most of the modern gaming world knows, both of the new systems can change features in a second with system updates. So why do people want to explain what they bought?

Yes, the game should support the new gamertag system. The new system has been out a few years now.

It depends on if the game is already capable of supporting the "new" Gamertag format.

Xbox changed the Gamertag system a few months ago, to allow multiple people to have the "same" Gamertag, similar to names on Discord or Battle.net, by adding a number to it.

Newer games, that already support the new Gamertag format, will only show your new name, without the #number to your friends.

Older games, that do not support the new Gamertag format, will show your old Gamertag for a while.

You are misquoting it

If you have a classic gamertag with more then 12 characters you can keep it yes as you arent forced onto the new system unless you change your name to the modern gamertag you can't keep the 15 characters as you been told already you are limited to 12 characters on the change

For example I have a OG gamertag based on the old system even though it's not long then 12 its still based on the old system

Now if you used a 360 to bypass the lock to 12 characters that wont work on modern games and won't work very soon as the marketplace is shutting down

Classic and modern gamertags don't come into play in grandfathered accounts.

It's ONLY new accounts or new changes that it affects

But if you made a new account on a xbox 360 the rules still apply

You wouldve had to create an account before 2016 when they changed the system.

Classic gamertag option. Is for GAMES that don't support the new ascii gamertag system like xbox 360 or older games.some xbox one games don't support it yet

But to keep you unique you MUST have a modern gamertag in order to have the name if its already used hence a hashtag reservation of 3

I don't have a classic or modern gamertag because mine is original system which changes when and if I change my name

If you didnt want the 15 characters limit you should've kept the old name if you had a over 15 character name unless you made an acocunt after 2016

Some people still use longer names but only work on forums or 360

Classic gamertag allows you to use an alternative name only for the old games that don't recognize the new gamertags.

Should.be noted longer gamertags can exist because of other ms services like Skype outlook or forums

HOWEVER to be used in xbox games you MUST USE a modern gamertag since you created or change your gamertag after 2016 within the limits of 12 characters