No Game Center on iPhone 3G, but second gen iPod touch reprieved

With Game Center set to make its debut later today, Apple has revealed the final line up of iOS devices set to benefit from the games network.

The fact that not all the handsets have made the grade will surprise no-one, given Apple revealed back in August that the platform would not be universal.

However, news that second generation iPod touches will benefit from Game Center has raised eyebrows, given the fairly similarly powered iPhone 3G has failed to make the leap.

Universally speaking

Game Center's fragmentation was made public via the iOS 4.1 beta four months after Apple had first lifted the lid on the games network.

At the time, only iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and third generation iPod touch devices were included, with both iPhone 3G and the 2nd iPod touch left out in the cold due to what commentators suggested were performance issues.

Nonetheless, any early problems with Game Center on second generation iPod touch devices appears to have been ironed out, leaving only owners of original iPod touch, iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G handsets missing out when iOS 4.1 hits iTunes later today.