æt lˈɑːntʃ, ˈɛksbˈɑːks lˈaɪv ɡˈoʊld mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp wʌz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tʊ ˈæksɛs ðɪ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ˈæp; haʊˈɛvɚ, wɪððə dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ˈʌpdeɪt tʊ ˈɛksbˈɑːks lˈaɪv, ɡˈoʊld mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ɪz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tʊ ˈæksɛs ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ˌɔn ˈɛksbˈɑːks θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ɔːɹ ˈɛksbˈɑːks wˌʌn.
At launch, Xbox Live Gold membership was required to access the ESPN app; however, with the June 2014 update to Xbox Live, Gold membership is no longer required to access ESPN on Xbox 360 or Xbox One.