Apparently, ESPN has been talking to Microsoft lately and also, two other companies have had meetings with ESPN. What are they all talking about? They are discussing the possibility of bringing ESPN programming to Xbox Live. Here is how some body from The New York Times described it:
“For a per-subscriber fee, ESPN could provide live streams of sporting events, similar to the ones available through ESPN 360, a service that is available from some high-speed Internet providers. Microsoft could also create some interactive games in association with ESPN.”
There has not yet been any official agreement announced. This means that, if it happens, we have absolutely no idea when it might come. It would be nice if they would create some of those interactive games talked about. Also, if the ESPN programming that is mention is the bigger, more important games, then I think that this idea will definitely attract a lot of people to it.
All of this is just another part of Microsoft trying to create an entire entertainment system out of the Xbox instead of just a game system. What do you think about this ESPN idea? Does it sound like some thing that you would be interested in?
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