'EA' Electronic Arts Have Laid Off Employees

Big gaming company Electronic Arts has laid off an unspecified amount of employees in regards to the transition to the next-generation gaming consoles. It was said that they laid these people off in an effort to "streamline" its operations and to make sure the company is ready for the transition.

An EA senior director stated "EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing team sizes as we evolve into a more efficient organization". 

In my opinion I don't think this was a good move to pull. Not only are they losing many people who have greatly contributed to EA in the past, but they could've found a more strategic way to approach this. Instead of reducing team sizes, they could've just moved them around to different categories and sub categories within a team itself. The next-gen consoles are going to be so advanced that they may need more people to work on a certain branch of the company to help produce more products (games) quickly.

What do you guys think? This is just my opinion.

Here is the link to the article: http://www.gamespot.com/news/layoffs-at-electronic-arts-6406823