Xbox One News: New Sling TV Service Available via 30-Day Free Trial

For the first time ever, a gaming console will host its own live TV service. Sling TV and Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the service is now available for all Xbox One owners.

Current owners will receive a 30 day free trial to Sling TV, two weeks more than the company's original deal. If non-Xbox owners want to try it out, Sling TV is offering three months' worth of TV at no cost when purchasing a new Xbox One.

Once the trials are complete, it is $20 a month for the service. The package includes 17 channels such as AMC, TNT, ESPN and ESPN2. Add on packages, exclusive to the US, are also available with kids channels, news channels and more.

The service will include features exclusive to Xbox One. Users can have the service up while browsing other things on their consoles. It is also said the users can access the service using voice activation with the Kinect.

Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch sat down with Xbox Wire to explain why the company wanted to do this. He said, "We built Sling TV with millennials in mind, and that includes gamers. Xbox has been at the forefront of gaming and technology for years, so it made sense to bring Sling TV to the passionate Xbox user."

He added, "For many millennials, Xbox One is already the center of their living room experience, and we want to reach these fans to show there's a better way to get live TV that doesn't require a long-term commitment, high programming costs, additional wires or hidden fees."

Xbox One owners can download the app through their video game consoles.