ESPN now on Xbox LIVE
Microsoft has announced the addition of sports-related ESPN content on its Xbox LIVE service. Now, Xbox 360 owners will be able access videos on college basketball as well as other ESPN content as downloads via Xbox LIVE.
Now you can purchase NCAA basketball, X Games sports, ESPN’s “Madden Nation”, and football games from the Xbox Live Web site.
you will be able to buy a standard-definition version of select NCAA games for $3, and $4.50 for the high-definition versions.
ESPN already delivers live, streaming sports footage to customers of certain broadband Internet providers.
“Delivering content through Xbox 360 is another way that we can connect fans with the sports they have such passion for,” said Matt Murphy, senior vice president of digital video distribution for Disney and ESPN Media Networks. ESPN is owned by The Walt Disney Co.