E3 2010: ESPN and Xbox 360 Get Exclusive

[John Funk]

E3 2010: ESPN and Xbox 360 Get Exclusive

Microsoft and ESPN have signed an exclusive deal to bring your favorite sports to Xbox Live, and only Xbox Live.

Do you like sports? Do you like sports on your Xbox 360? No longer will sports fans with Xbox Live be limited to the latest Madden titles: ESPN and Xbox Live have signed a deal that will bring 3,500 different live sporting events to the 360 in year one alone.

The new feature will let Xbox Live Gold members watch literally thousands of sporting events on demand. The presenters demoed last years' USC vs. Ohio State college football game, and were able to pick what team they were rooting for, as well as instantly replay any of the game's major plays - just by saying "Xbox, replay!"

There will also be trivia and other interactive elements. Best of all, if you have a Gold membership, all of the ESPN elements are absolutely free. Great news for sports fans with Xbox Live - at least here in the States, anyway. Hopefully our friends in Europe and the rest of the world will get something like that soon, so they can watch Robert Green's horrific choke-up in the England vs. USA match, over and over and over again.

Stay tuned on our liveblog [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101327-Liveblog-Microsoft-E3-2010-Media-Briefing].

Keep track of our E3 2010 coverage here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/e32010].

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[Deofuta]

Oh wow, I only enjoy watching (American) football but damn these options look nice! And it is all free as long as I am a gold member?

ESPN + 1 for me

Also is perfect for my college dorm, as I don't normally have a T.V I can just go on here and watch my teams.

Freaking. Awesome.

J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets!!!

 

[Johnmw]

Thats....really not a bad idea, gold membership isn't a bad price to pay.

 

[obisean]

This is great news for anyone with a 360. I mean, wow... Just WOW!

 

[xbeaker]

This is GREAT news for me. I recently decided to abandon cable TV. Between Netflix, Hulu, and the like, there was nothing I needed that warrented a $70 a month bill. Nothing except sports. I has simply accepted that I would have to go to the local bar to watch games, and my deep frier would lay mostly dormant and cold on Sunday afternoons.

Looks like it is game on again. This really makes me happy.

 

[TheZapper]

Sounds like a great idea to me- hopefully we'll get something similar in Europe soon.

 

[Nerf Ninja]

As long as I get to watch NHL games in Europe, I'll be a happy monkey.

 

[Plinglebob]

As long as I get to watch NHL games in Europe, I'll be a happy monkey.

If I can get Baseball, I'll probably subscribe. Its a sport I've wanted to get to know, but I can't watch it

 

[Sebenko]

Well, this is fantastic news for everyone. Except those outside America or wherever ESPN operates. But we don't care about your little game of Rugby for girls. Then again, I don't care about sport full stop.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Sports?

*yawns*

I'd rather watch one of them Inside Xbox videos over and over than watch...sports.

 

[Dan-o-mite]

I'm guessing this won't be available in Canada. At best they'll give us TSN's coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs practices...

 

[Captain Pancake]

I would if I had an xbox, lived in America and all the teams I follow didn't suck.

Although I kinda let myself in for it when I decided to make the Red Sox my baseball team.

 

[Nerf Ninja]

As long as I get to watch NHL games in Europe, I'll be a happy monkey.

If I can get Baseball, I'll probably subscribe. Its a sport I've wanted to get to know, but I can't watch it

If you've got an iphone or ipad you could get MLB.COMs at bat app, you have to pay a subscription but you get to watch all the games, I'm not really a baseball fan but I'm tempted by that. Or you could do it online it works that way too.

 

[Plinglebob]

As long as I get to watch NHL games in Europe, I'll be a happy monkey.

If I can get Baseball, I'll probably subscribe. Its a sport I've wanted to get to know, but I can't watch it

If you've got an iphone or ipad you could get MLB.COMs at bat app, you have to pay a subscription but you get to watch all the games, I'm not really a baseball fan but I'm tempted by that. Or you could do it online it works that way too.

Thanks for the tip, but for me it would just be the tipping point to finally get me to sign up for Gold. My fingers are crossed though.

 

[SomeGuyNamedKy]

so they can watch Robert Green's horrific choke-up in the England vs. USA match, over and over and over again.

Even as an American, I still find that uncalled for...

 

[MrFarquar]

ESPN is the #2 sports network here in the UK so hope this hits our shores too

 

[Jared]

Pretty cool for all sport fans! Maybe get the skiing! Lol

 

[ivz_zizzle]

Ouch got me right where it hurts with that Robert Green jibe

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

This is where I become a total fanboy and make fun of my ps3 friends.

That's awesome, even though 360 has no web browser *grumble*, hopefully this 'exclusive' add on will be more useful than the pitiful thing they've got for facebook...