Any Xbox One can now be a dev kit for universal Windows apps

Microsoft is finally ready to deliver on the promise of Windows apps running on the company's Xbox One gaming console. Today at its Build 2016 keynote, it was announced that universal apps will arrive on Xbox with this summer's Anniversary Update. Cortana, Microsoft's personal assistant, will be coming then, too — and other oft-requested features like background music playback.

"Windows is the best platform for the vast community of game developers," said Xbox boss Phil Spencer. "Windows is and will continue to be an open development ecosystem where anyone can build, deploy, and service their games and applications." And those games will run on the whole ecosystem of Windows devices, from smartphones to desktop PCs and the Xbox console.

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