Xbox Live change enables you to choose any gamertag you want

Xbox Live is changing the way that gamertags work. The service now enables you to change your name to whatever you want — although you will get a numerical identified to go along with that. Of course, you still can’t use a lot of hateful or suggestive words. And the length maxes out at 12 characters.

You can change your gamertag once for free — even if you’ve used your free name change in the past. Under this new scheme, any name you choose will work, but it will have a “#” followed by some numbers on PC. On console or mobile, you will get your name immediately followed by the same numbers without the “#.” Xbox Live also now supports many foreign-language characters.