Microsoft held in-depth talks with Walt Disney Co. about a deal to put ESPN programming on the subscription gaming service Xbox Live, The New York Times reports, citing sources.
No deal is imminent, the paper said, and the companies declined to comment. Possible programming options would be subscription living streaming of sports events, and interactive ESPN-branded games.
Microsoft wants consumers to think of the service as a cable channel, not just a gaming console.
–Elizabeth Jensen
Ryse: Son of Rome is an upcoming action-adventure video game in development by German studio Crytek and to
be published by Microsoft Studios as an Xbox One exclusive game.Ryse: Son of Rome tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits,
then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.