RCA Studio II

Summary

Studio II is technically much inferior to Channel F, which is already available at the start of the sale, and the Atari VCS, which is only a few months later.

The image has only a quarter of the resolution of the Channel F, the graphic is also only black and white. While Ataris VCS dominates multi-voiced melodies and different timbres, Studio II is only capable of simple signal tones. In addition, it does not have controllers, instead, games are controlled using two keypads that cannot be detached from the console.

Due to these weaknesses, the console becomes a commercial failure and disappears after less than two years. During this time, ten modules from RCA itself and about ten more from international licensees and manufacturers of clones appear for the Studio II.