When you have created your Xbox Live account, the gamertag that you wanted was blocked despite a profile is no longer active for years? Well, soon you will have again the opportunity to try to have her!

Microsoft has announced that Wednesday, may 18, from 20:00 (Italian time) and for 24 hours will unlock progressively one million gamertag never used, from the era of the first Xbox and Xbox 360 or Xbox One never migrated to. Unlocking will happen during the 24 hours to give equal chances to players of all time zones to find your desired gamertag, so if you're hunting for a particular name you will probably have to try multiple times from 18 to 19 20:00 of the 20:00.

The gamertag unlocked but will not be available to all, but only the users with an active Live Gold subscription and who have earned at least one year subscription, not necessarily in a row overall. Imagine that this measure was taken to prevent speculators from creating new accounts to go in search of the most popular gamertag so that they can then resell.

Please note that the change gamertag is free the first time for each profile, after which it will be paid; You can do so easily from the web or from your Xbox One; You cannot do it on Xbox 360. If you want to then find a new name by which appear online, we wish you happy hunting!