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Renewing XBOX LIVE question

  • 25-02-2009 3:52pm
    #1
    JokerD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,024 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone, just got my new 12month XBOX LIVE code. The question I have is 'Can I change my Gamertag now? and if so will I lose all my settings?


Comments

  • #2
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,200 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    JokerD wrote: »
    Hi everyone, just got my new 12month XBOX LIVE code. The question I have is 'Can I change my Gamertag now? and if so will I lose all my settings?
    Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think changing your Gamertag costs 8000 Live Points AFAIK.


  • #3
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,024 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    800 points (€10) you won't lose anything but weight from your wallet.


  • #4
    JokerD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,024 ✭✭✭JokerD


    basquille wrote: »
    Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think changing your Gamertag costs 8000 Live Points AFAIK.

    See what I was thinking is that when I first got XBOX LIVE I could obviously pick my tag so if I don't recover my gamertag then i thought I could put in a new one, not too worried about losing my stats


  • #5
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,813 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    You can just setup another new live profile with a different name for free but you will lose all your stats {friends, achievement, game points, etc}.
    JokerD wrote: »
    See what I was thinking is that when I first got XBOX LIVE I could obviously pick my tag so if I don't recover my gamertag then i thought I could put in a new one, not too worried about losing my stats


  • #6
    smooch71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭smooch71


    ShaneU wrote: »
    800 points (€10) you won't lose anything but weight from your wallet.

    Please tell me you're joking.

    Microsoft will charge you a tenner for this???

    Holy crap.


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  • #7
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,200 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Yep, I signed up with 'basquille' originally..

    Then signed up 'squillerb' as I never got my Free Live trial.

    Would like to get it changed - but at the €10 - no chance!


  • #8
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    I had a gamer tag ages ago, about three years. This lapsed due to the card expiring and I never renewed. Would I be able to revive it if I joined up to live again?


  • #9
    greenman09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭greenman09


    My tag is greenballs09 think how i feel as the years go by :-)


  • #10
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    I had a gamertag on the original xbox, card long expired. When I try to locate it it says "gamertag does not exist" when I tried to use it it saiys "gamertag not available" and when I tried to retrieve it I got "gamertag expired".

    Phoned Xbox Live support and was told that it is in the system and cannot be recycled or retrieved - ie. tough ****.


    As for the 10 charge it sucks that it's so high but I understand why it's there. You'd have people changing them daily - it would be a mess. If the price were 2/3 quid I think it would be fair.


  • #11
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    ShiverinEskimo wrote: »
    Phoned Xbox Live support and was told that it is in the system and cannot be recycled or retrieved - ie. tough ****.

    You would have thought that if it was still 'in the system' it could be reactived. If not that should delete it and allow you to set it up again. The 'system' must be filling up with old gamer tags. :rolleyes:


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