Folding@Home creator says his piece on the Xbox 360 joining the project

People have been toying with the idea of having the Folding@Home project put up on the Microsoft’s Xbox 360. But what does its creator think about this idea?

Pro-G managed to ask Vijay Pande, the genius behind the project, and it was found that he didn’t really think the Xbox 360 could be of much help. Replying to the question of whether or not he thought the power of the 360 could be useful: “Possibly, although the cell processor in the PS3 is much more powerful for our calculations than the CPU in the Xbox 360.”

So what made Sony‘s PlayStation 3 the console for Folding@Home? “We are simulating key processes in protein folding and misfolding in Alzheimer’s Disease. PS3’s are performing aspects of these simulations, and doing so about 20 times faster than a typical PC.”

Well, while his statements are far from saying that the project will be hopping aboard Microsoft‘s green box any time soon, at least it does not, at the same time, close absolutely the possibility of Folding@Home being on Xbox 360. Besides, the cause that the project stands for is worthy enough to break even the toughest fanboyism.

People have been toying with the idea of having the Folding@Home project put up on the Microsoft’s Xbox 360. But what does its creator think about this idea?

Pro-G managed to ask Vijay Pande, the genius behind the project, and it was found that he didn’t really think the Xbox 360 could be of much help. Replying to the question of whether or not he thought the power of the 360 could be useful: “Possibly, although the cell processor in the PS3 is much more powerful for our calculations than the CPU in the Xbox 360.”

So what made Sony‘s PlayStation 3 the console for Folding@Home? “We are simulating key processes in protein folding and misfolding in Alzheimer’s Disease. PS3’s are performing aspects of these simulations, and doing so about 20 times faster than a typical PC.”

Well, while his statements are far from saying that the project will be hopping aboard Microsoft‘s green box any time soon, at least it does not, at the same time, close absolutely the possibility of Folding@Home being on Xbox 360. Besides, the cause that the project stands for is worthy enough to break even the toughest fanboyism.