14 DAY TRIAL // The developers working on the upcoming Grand Slam Tennis 2 have stated that the game will not simulate the Hawk Eye system, which the real world sport uses in order to call difficult balls and help umpires in their decisions.
During a presentation of the game made to the press and fans, Liam Miller, who is the producer working on Grand Slam Tennis 2, stated, “It’s not like we didn’t think about it putting it in. But people want to play tennis. They want to hit the ball.”
He added, “They don’t wanna spend too much time looking at replays.”
Hawk Eye has been one of the more useful applications of technology in the sports world, coming to cricket as well as tennis, because it eliminates the human element, which is error prone, from situations where one bad decision can turn the flow of an entire match.
In a virtual environment the simulated umpire technically knows at all times whether a certain ball is within or out of bounds, so Hawk Eye is not actually required as it is naturally included in the gaming simulation.
What Miller was saying is that players will not even have a chance to contest calls made by the referee and see a virtual representation of Hawk Eye decide the matter, which might subtract from the immersion that Grand Slam Tennis 2 can offer.
At the moment Grand Slam Tennis 2 is set to be launched on the European market on February 10 and four days later in North America.
The first to play it will be gamers in Australia and New Zeeland, who can buy the tennis simulation on February 9.
The game will be available on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 and those who choose the Sony-made home console can benefit from the use of the PlayStation Move motion tracking system.