It's a shame, but I couldn't say I didn't see it coming with the absolutely botched launch of the game. Everything that could go wrong pretty much did go wrong. The end product we have today is really great, but the damage was done. When a primarily online-focused racer has absolutely broken online functionality, you are screwed. The free PS Plus version was nearly a year late (don't quote me on the timeframe) and was only available for a short time when it finally did limp it's way to the store.
I'll miss Evolution as I loved DriveClub, the MotorStorm series and the original WRC on the PS2.