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kitler53 on 05 September 2013
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Goatseye said:
kitler53 said:
TheSting said:
 


2nd question-you know that there are other easier ways to watch a game? Why go to a game if you could just watch from somewhere else?

3rd-The guy who doesn't think it's desperate or that it's an interruption. Just cause you say it doesn't make it true. 

 

 

4th-maybe it won't be intrusive to most people at all. PiP works great. Side by Side(ESPN) also works great. 

 1. you understand that you can't watch NFL on xbone without already having a cable service with a subscription to ESPN right?  this changes nothing about what content you have access to.  it's not a matter of going to the game or getting an xbox.  it's a matter of paying $500 + $60 a year in xbl to watch the same games that the ESPN subscriber already has access to just without the fantasy football stats on the side.  is that really a compelling offer to you?

2. ..and just because you say it doesn't make it true.  but i know i don't answer any calls during a game.  whatever it is it can wait.

3. have you not seen the screens?  it is damn intrusive imo...    i'd rather have half my screen back especially as a majority of the score updates are already part of the brocast.

 

1- In case of ESPN you just need internet subscription not cable. And I pay $32 a year for XBL.

2- I call my cousin during the games to tell him in your face when my team scores. With Skype? It's really gonna be in his face.

3- I'm used to watch European soccer leagues on week-end with a shrunk screen by news tickers cause I'm a sport junkie.

Perfect device for a gamer/sports fan like me.

You can get sports highlights and content that's available on ESPN.com, but you need to sync up with your cable provider like you would through Watch ESPN. In other words, don't expect to get to watch free ESPN with your Xbox Live Gold membership, you still need an account through your local cable provider. More on that later.

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Now some initial concerns. This isn't a new complaint, but one that I feel has to be addressed in the future for those paying $59.95 a year for an Xbox Live Gold membership is the fact that despite the relationship with ESPN and NFL there are no "exclusive" services aside from the interface. To watch ESPN TV, you still need a cable account. These are added costs on top of your gold membership. 

It would be extremely nice to see one of these partnerships turn into some exclusive deal with content that users can get through their Gold memberships. More bang for the buck if you will. 

More and more folks are cutting their cable TV cords in favor of tailored services. Isn't Xbox Live such a service? Why not give users a reason to call this a true entertainment experience and hub? 

Also, the quality of the video through both ESPN and NFL remains to be seen, as what we saw was not a final build. 

Both ESPN and NFL.com for Xbox One are great for hardcore sports fans looking for a more interactive experience. For the casual fan though, there are a lot of hoops to jump through if you're just looking for scores of your teams and the occasional update or highlight. If you're not the fantasy football type, then the NFL.com experience also loses a bit of it's lustre, though not all of it.

 

 

...and if you are already a gamer i imagine you will quite enjoy this feature, kind of like i enjoy having a web browser on my ps3.  but for non-gamers the price tag is awfully high for not much of a feature.  i just can't see anyone buying an xbox just for this.