Xbox's first universal Windows apps include Hulu, NASCAR, Nickelodeon, and Dailymotion

Microsoft has quietly announced a few early partners that plan to bring their Windows 10 apps to the Xbox One. In a press release from its 2016 Build developers conference, Microsoft mentioned that Nickelodeon, Dailymotion, NASCAR, and Hulu will launch Xbox versions of their Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps later this year. All four partners already offer apps in the Windows Store, and all but Nickelodeon have upgraded to universal Windows 10 apps, which is supposed to make for an easy transition to Xbox. While Hulu already offers a native app for the Xbox One, the Windows 10 version is more powerful, with support for playing videos through "Hey Cortana" voice commands. A similar feature seems likely for the Xbox One when Cortana heads to the console as part of this summer's "Anniversary Update."