- XBOX 360's secret weapon - 'Ana'.Back in 2005, before the Microsoft's Next Generation console was released, one of its Executives suggested that their new console had a locked feature that would be unlocked by a software update, raising numerous speculations in the dedicated websites and forums.
Once the Xbox 360 was released, Anandtech reviewed it and found this "mystery chip", which purpose was indeed a mystery even for them, and received no reply about it from Microsoft.
Today, the answer has been finally given, and it even has a name: "Ana" is the mystery chip that makes you play games like Gears of War in glorious 1080p. A dedicated chip that explains why the Xbox 360 can do what others just can't.
Click here for the article (page 2 of an interesting three-page feature that discusses the PS3 vs. 360, re. HDD, Marketplace transactions and good ol' Graphics).
_________________________________