‘Elder Scrolls Online’ dev says competition from ‘New World’ is a good thing

nme.com:

The Elder Scrolls Online creative director Rich Lambert has praised New World, sharing that the MMO genre benefits from more high-quality competition.Following the launch of New World on September 28, Lambert has told The Washington Post (spotted by Massively Overpowered) that the added competition from New World is ultimately “good for the consumer”.Adding on, Lambert said, “the second you feel like you don’t have to compete and continue to improve your product is the second that things start to go downhill.”“We need more successful games in our genre in order to help earn the trust of the consumer, to kind of shake things up and get those creative juices flowing and whatnot”.“I really like seeing new games come out.