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Type | Online service |
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Launch date | September 8, 2010 |
Current version | 17.6.1[1] (21G93)[2] (August 7, 2024 ) [±] |
Platform(s) | iOS 4.1 or later, macOS Sierra or later |
Operating system(s) | macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS |
Members | 67 million (as of October 22, 2011)[3][4] |
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Game Center is a service by Apple that allows users to play and challenge friends when playing online multiplayer social gaming network games.[5][6] Games can share multiplayer functionality between the Mac and iOS versions of the app.[7]
Game Center was introduced to the public in iOS 4.1 after an earlier developer release. Game Center can be implemented by developers as of iOS 4.1 or later, and macOS 10.12 or later, through the GameKit framework. Game Center is available on iPod Touch 2nd generation and later (iOS 4.1 or higher required); iPhone 3GS and later (iOS 4.1 or higher required); all models of the iPad (iOS 4.2 or higher required); Mac computers running macOS 10.12 Sierra or later, Apple TV 4 running tvOS, and Apple Watch running watchOS 3.