In what seems like one of those shocking moments for the PSP Homebrew scene, Fanjita has decided to quit the Homebrew Scene!

The message which comes up on his website :

"Following recent announcements about movie studios ditching the PSP, and after months and months of battling to bring homebrew to a console whose makers obviously don't want it, we decided that it's time to throw in the towel.

Therefore, as of now, there will be no more eLoader releases. Sorry. I know this may seem sudden, but it's been coming for a long time, our enthusiasm for the PSP has been slowly dwindling over the past couple of months.

The final nail in the coffin was spending the last few weeks trying to break a leaked copy of the v3.0 firmware release. Sony have done a really good job on this one, and we've given up hope of being able to crack it. Not even the GTA exploit works - it seems that Sony are really serious about security this time, and it's depressing. The slog ahead to try to crack what amounts to a total rewrite of the firmware just doesn't seem worth it. Good luck to anyone who does decide to try.

I've decided to move to develop for the Gizmondo, a console that has been neglected for homebrew, but where the battle isn't quite so unrelenting. Work has begun on an eLoader for the Gizmondo, allowing the same rich homebrew platform that PSP owners have grown to love. Some people will ask, "Surely the GP2X would be a better choice?", but I've always said that the GP2X doesn't offer any sort of a challenge. Sorry guys, but the Gizmondo really needs some loving...

Ditlew has decided to focus his talents on furthering the burgeoning Xbox360 hacking scene.

So long PSP, it's been nice knowing you."

And seeing how Gizmondo has been in the dumps lately, I feel that they can use Fanjita's help to actually make something worthwile out of the handheld. Fanjita has made it known in the past that he would probably never go to GP2X development because its so easy. That's why he chose Gizmondo, because he often gets begged to help out their homebrew scene.

So on behalf of all the community, I'd like to thank Fanjita for all his hard-work. Fanjita, you can leave the community knowing that none of your hard-work has gone in vain. I'm sure the community here at PSPUpdates feel the same way.

Goodbye Fanjita.


Edit:
Unlike what most of our readers think, this matter is a lot more serious. I just noticed this : eLoader is no more, in our forums.
Plus, the eLoader forum has been closed down. It hardly looks like an April Fools' Joke.