Xbox One may eventually get support for Windows 8 apps

Microsoft seems to have big plans for the Xbox One. According to The Verge, at the Build conference, Microsoft’s Developer and Platform Evangelism Microsoft seems to have big plans for the Xbox One. According to The Verge, at the Build conference, Microsoft’s Developer and Platform Evangelism group’s Vice President Steve Guggenheimer has hinted that the next-gen console may get support to run Windows 8 apps eventually. “Xbox One has two engines, it’s got a gaming engine and it essentially has a Windows 8 engine,” Guggenheimer said. This strongly hints towards Microsoft eventually opening up something like the Windows 8 Store for Xbox One owners.