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You can now changed your Xbox gamertag without a fee (once)
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You, take note.
Change the online ID associated with your account on PlayStation Network
- Change your current online ID to a new ID from your PlayStation®4 system or web browser.
- Change your online ID as many times as you want. The change is free the first time. After that, the cost is $9.99 USD/CAD per change ($4.99 USD/CAD with PlayStation Plus subscription).
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That's fine, but there is an opportunity for free change and the cost to change your name after that point fairly small. There have now been two free opportunities for people to change their names. As I said, having people changing their names frequently is confusing and frustrating so it being kept to a minimum seems preferable to me.
The person with "nilla puddin" hasn't logged in for 10 years but they won't kick him off!!
And the space counts, and that person signed up before me so I never had a chance at just "nillapuddin"
I could do it now, but it would be nillapuddin#1234 and homie don't play dat.
Also yeah, I signed up as a 13-15 year old or something, I'm 28 now, but I'm kinda stuck with nillapuddin even though I can't say I even know why the hell I picked it in the first place lol
And the space counts, and that person signed up before me so I never had a chance at just "nillapuddin"
I could do it now, but it would be nillapuddin#1234 and homie don't play dat.
Also yeah, I signed up as a 13-15 year old or something, I'm 28 now, but I'm kinda stuck with nillapuddin even though I can't say I even know why the hell I picked it in the first place lol
Are they going to append numbers to your name no matter what? Or if it's unique, will you not have numbers? Based on the earlier conversation, I can't tell.
Looking at the website, I'm not seeing numbers, but if they show up later, I'll be irritated.
Looking at the website, I'm not seeing numbers, but if they show up later, I'll be irritated.
I had Op Ivy from the start of xbox live. early into the 360 generation I canceled a credit card and forgot that was what was used for live auto pay. when the card was declined and my live account was suspended, there was some glitch where MS help couldn't reactivate my account - i HAD to create a new one, losing my gamertag probably forever. ugh. i'll take Op Ivy(###) i guess
So if you have an OG tag, they're not going to tack numbers on the end of it right?
Because honestly if they do that I'm going to be pretty annoyed, especially after spending money and effort getting one after that purge.
Do you people always have to turn things into fanboy nonsense?
If you're going to do that, at least be accurate in what you say. Sony has had this for a while now.
Because honestly if they do that I'm going to be pretty annoyed, especially after spending money and effort getting one after that purge.
Do you people always have to turn things into fanboy nonsense?
If you're going to do that, at least be accurate in what you say. Sony has had this for a while now.
stop this:
You, take note.
Change the online ID associated with your account on PlayStation Network
- Change your current online ID to a new ID from your PlayStation®4 system or web browser.
- Change your online ID as many times as you want. The change is free the first time. After that, the cost is $9.99 USD/CAD per change ($4.99 USD/CAD with PlayStation Plus subscription).
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Hey, Nintendo gets these things right first sometimes. They were the first ones to have digital gifting after all.
Let me know how that works out, initially they said a bunch of games wont support it and that we might still see the numbers in the game and on the Xbox dashboard and I don't want that. but if everything looks good and not janky I might be willing to switch
I'm looking at the "This us how you'll look if you change your gamer tag screen" and I don't seem numbers.
Does that mean it's unique and will not have numbers? Or am I going to see the numbers only after committing to the change? I'm fairly certain this gamer tag would be unique.
Does that mean it's unique and will not have numbers? Or am I going to see the numbers only after committing to the change? I'm fairly certain this gamer tag would be unique.
I remember being angry at the design of 360 and so named my tag something to the effect of "Xb0xD3ignFlaw". Should have changed it now for free. Oh well.
Dilema!
my current Gamertag is 14 years old which is SadGore and the one I always wanted but was taken at the time is now free but I've grown attached to my current one...
my current Gamertag is 14 years old which is SadGore and the one I always wanted but was taken at the time is now free but I've grown attached to my current one...
Scratch that! It looks like they actually fixed this in a recent update.
The only place where it's displayed as Username1234 is in the Xbox Console Companion, which they are currently phasing out anyway.
Not sure what games are having issues with it though.
If you don't see the numbers in the "how you'll look" thing then your Gamertag is unique.
Test it with a Gamertag that is already taken and you'll see the difference.
So does the name show up without numbers on Windows? I mostly only play Forza Horizon 4, but I'm not going to change my name if it means having numbers on PC.
Depends on where you are. If you're looking at your friendlist, you won't see any numbers until you enter their profile or send them a message.
Not sure how it's displaying your own name though. I might give it a shot later.
If you can tell me how it shows up in a crossplay game that'd be great! I don't care how it shows up to myself, just how it appears to everyone else.Depends on where you are. If you're looking at your friendlist, you won't see any numbers until you enter their profile or send them a message.
Not sure how it's displaying your own name though. I might give it a shot later.
So it not actually allowing duplicate names as it is adding unique numbers to the end of them.
Couldn't people just do this themselves anyway? And to get this 'new' feature players are being restricted to 12 characters instead of 16.
Am I missing something here?
Couldn't people just do this themselves anyway? And to get this 'new' feature players are being restricted to 12 characters instead of 16.
Am I missing something here?
I know it's possible but there was a problem with some games iirc (example Bloodborne) where you loose your saves or can't use them anymore or something. Don't remember 100% but it was enough for me to not touch this feature. That's why I said they should do it right.
I probably going to change my user name. Back then in 2006 when I created the account I randomly chose "03" at a suffix to my user name, now people may mistakenly think I was born in 03. Time to get rid of that number!
A shame they don't update the 360 any more but rather put those limitations upon the user.
They did not so with the password, though, which was really frustrating. I couldn't log into my Xbox/MS account on OG Xbox 360 because the mask wouldn't take more characters; it simply stopped taking further characters. Had to change my password via browser so I could log in on the Xbox 360. (I created the long password via MS's webpage on PC after buying an Xbox One with more digital titles).
A shame they don't update the 360 any more but rather put those limitations upon the user.
Not sure how long the free change will last.
by support, I mean games will respect your actual tag instead of showing numbers in lobbies and such.
Depends on where you are. If you're looking at your friendlist, you won't see any numbers until you enter their profile or send them a message.
Not sure how it's displaying your own name though. I might give it a shot later.
Good to hear
I challenge you to a battle to the death about who gets to keep the profile pic.
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Oh shit, will change to something else as you were probably first. Eva is gorgeous tho 😍
it's a deterrent, its a good thing.
Names mean nothing on the Nintendo's system though, I can't add anyone based on name, can't message, I'm a generated number, not a name . Thank god it's nothing like that on other systems. I'm Prine, that's it. One and only.
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Yeah, the password issue is something I experienced a while back, as well. Very frustrating. I ended up enabling two-factor authentication and using a special device password so I wouldn't have to compromise the strength of my Microsoft account password.
Yeah that bit's a bit ehhhh.
But still nice you can have whatever tag you want now.
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