Sony Computer Entertainment America has laid off 30 full-time members of the company's Quality Assurance department. SCEA explained to Gamasutra that its San Francisco-based first-party QA group had been consolidated and moved to San Diego. The company would not comment on the 100 or so contract positions reportedly affected by the reorganization, as noted by Kotaku. Sony is currently on the long road back to profitability -- expect some unfortunate bumps along the way. Source -- SCEA Consolidating First-Party Quality Assurance [Gamasutra] Source -- Dozens of Tester Jobs Affected in Sony QA Consolidation [Kotaku]