In the Xbox world, that name is called "Gamertag" and it's going through a rather major change. ... like "#1101" to signify that you're not the original. Don't worry, ...

When Microsoft introduced Xbox Live with the original Xbox console, it needed a way to create individual identities for the millions expected to play games […] 2016 Xbox Gamertag Recycling: 3 ...

Note that original Gamertags will appear with no numbers next to them, identifying the player as the original owner of the tag. If an Xbox Live member changes their Gamertag, they still run the ...

This pile of names has been freed from a pool of Gamertags that were created on the original Xbox console and remained unused since that console’s servers went offline in 2010, meaning they were ...

The Xbox Live gamertag you've always wanted could very well become yours if it's among the nearly 1 million IDs being released by Microsoft on Wednesday.