I don't think this is going to kill off PopCap, and I agree that layoffs are a part of business. My point was that, for every PopCap laying off some employees, there are 10 sub-par studios going to be forced to downsize or close due to the same market conditions.

Then again, I don't think anyone who followed this space closely didn't see this coming. The industry is maturing. If it frees up some developers to do (in my opinion) better work, that's a "good thing".