StoneCut sends word that the next release of AhMan’s iR Shell, a powerful multi-tasking shell for the PSP, is due out soon and will include compatibility with 3.80 M33 custom firmware.

However, with that bit of good news comes the bad news. AhMan has decided to take leave of the PSP homebrew scene after this last release. StoneCut further points out that the source code to iR Shell won’t be released, so future updates aren’t looking likely, either.

Here’s what he had to say on the official iR Shell forums:

I would like to inform you that there will indeed be another iR Shell release for 3.80 M33 soon …

However, this will be the FINAL release of iR Shell.

This means: After the next release there will NOT be any more releases. Ever. After that AhMan will be retiring from the scene for good. It should be out in a few days if nothing serious happens during beta testing.

Final Release Coming Up [iR Shell]

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