I don't know if you are like me and just arrive at the wipeoutzone directly at the forum pages.
But you might of missed what Rob has posted at the sites main page,I'll copy/paste it here.
Not the sort of news either the people at SL wanted to hear or the fans of wipeout or any other SL made game.Originally Posted by wipeoutzone.com
Personally I think it's a power play leveraged by SCEA to get more of their own way over SCEE .