I vaguely remember Sony throwing the Folding team a pretty large wedge of cash to keep it exclusive, or at the very least pay to get the best client possible. Microsoft obviously haven't done the same.
I remain unconvinced it's worth it, with the 360 - the energy usage for the payoff probably isn't good enough with its general-purpose CPU. Meanwhile the Cell is pretty much designed to deal with this sort of data; maybe Microsoft just don't want their performance to look bad?
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Re: Why no Folding for 360?
I vaguely remember Sony throwing the Folding team a pretty large wedge of cash to keep it exclusive, or at the very least pay to get the best client possible. Microsoft obviously haven't done the same.
I remain unconvinced it's worth it, with the 360 - the energy usage for the payoff probably isn't good enough with its general-purpose CPU. Meanwhile the Cell is pretty much designed to deal with this sort of data; maybe Microsoft just don't want their performance to look bad?