Your Xbox One will turn into a devkit this summer with a Windows 10 update

Windows 10 is getting a big “Anniversary Update” this summer, and that’s going to transform your Xbox One.

Microsoft’s gaming console will finally work as a development kit this summer following the major upgrade for the company’s operating system that powers all of its devices. During its Build developers conference in San Francisco today, the company revealed this improvement will hit Windows 10 for free. Microsoft is working to capture a bigger piece of the $99.3 billion gaming industry by approaching it from console, PC, mobile, and future devices like HoloLens. To accomplish that goal, the Windows company is trying to bring more developers into its ecosystem. If it can get more people making games and apps for Xbox One, they could then easily jump to Windows 10 proper, Windows Phone, and HoloLens by using the Universal Windows Platform.