XBox / Games For Windows Live question

[Kitsune Sniper]

So I got a GFW Live game today and figured I'd register an account. But surprise... the username I want has apparently been taken already. I did a little digging and found out that it has apparently -never- been used. It's got 0 gamerscore. I figure it's a squatter that got the name at random...

So.

Is there any way to get the name back, if it's not being used?

[Leo_A]

No, it's someone else's account. 0 gamerscore just indicates it was likely never used on a 360 or a Live PC game with achievments.

It may be an active Xbox account that the owner may decide to migrate to a 360 now that the Xbox has gone offline. Or it might even be used on a 360 already (Some use it for a media extender, Netflix, and marketplace videos exclusively and never get a gamerecore past 0).

Even if its been inactive for years they won't let you use it. It belongs to someone else.

[s1lence]

Yeah, once a tag has been used by someone you can't get it even if it is a dead and dormant account.

[Poofta!]

wow im shocked you never had a 360...


way to be on your game pal

[Kitsune Sniper]

wow im shocked you never had a 360...


way to be on your game pal

Uh. What?

Excuse me for not wanting to buy a system whose online marketplace is pretty crippled in Mexico. :P And you know. Being poor.

[Poofta!]

Uh. What?

Excuse me for not wanting to buy a system whose online marketplace is pretty crippled in Mexico. :P And you know. Being poor.

my bad. i didnt know

i was just surprised since you comment on so many modern gaming 360 threads.