Sounds awesome. But no G4 channel?

Wait, can someone explain this to me a bit better?

We have comcast internet + a wii. 100% of the wii's usage is for netflix, and I'll periodically connect a laptop to the tv to stream non-netflix content.

The classic stumbling block (to me) making cable still desirable is live sports. If anyone cracks the live sports nut, they'll be the winners.

So: is this real ESPN, or this just the bullshit ESPN that just has a bunch of stupid clips available on it?

How much is an X-box? X-box Live Gold?

While we won't know the exact details until the update hits tomorrow, the ESPN iteration that has been available on the Xbox 360 for the past few months is sort of an amalgam of the various ESPN TV networks. It shows live games, highlights and stores a ton of the games as video-on-demand content so you can watch it later.

The cool bit is that it isn't just basketball and football either. I've spent a totally unreasonable amount of time watching Korean Taekwondo tournaments on the service.

Like I said, I don't exactly what it's going to look like, but so far it's a damn solid sports "network" -- even if it lacks the comforting omnipresence of full Sportscenter episodes.

@CC: IF YOU SHOP THE DEALS, YOU CAN GET THE CHEAPEST XBOX FOR UNDER $200. WHEN YOU BUY IT BY THE YEAR, XBOX LIVE GOLD COSTS ABOUT $5 PER MONTH.

WATCHING LIVE SPORTS REQUIRES HAVING TNT, NOT JUST ESPN.

I have been in the beta for this for the past month. Don't get your hopes up. The ESPN app is the only one that seems to be streaming "cable" content, and it is fundamentally unchanged from the ESPN app that has been available for over a year now. It's essentially ESPN3, streamed to your box. The list you provide of upcoming channels doesn't seem to be adding much in the way of cable-box-killing content.

@jetglue, thanks that's exactly what I needed to know. I can already hook up the laptop to the tv to watch ESPN3, or MLBTV. Hockey on the Rogers network wouldn't be a bad addition, but I'm not buying an xbox for it.

@ CC: Oh god no. This is not a reason to buy a new console. But if you've already got the Xbox 360, it's a neat addition.