Known as the ‘Father of Sega Hardware’, Hideki Sato, the designer behind consoles like Dreamcast, Mega Drive, Master System, ...

"He was a hearty and straight-forward good guy." ...

The gaming community loses one of its legends, as Sega's former president and the designer of it's iconic consoles has passed ...

The storied engineer passed away this Friday, February 13, 2026, at age 77. Joining Sega back in 1971, Sato saw the company go through every transformation firsthand, from a U.S.-based electronics ...

Hideki Sato, the designer behind virtually every Sega console, and the company’s former president, has died age 77. Japanese games outlet Beep21 reports that Sato passed away this weekend.

The visionary engineer who created the Master System, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast has passed away. Sato spent 37 years at ...

Former Sega president and console designer Hideki Sato has died. News of his passing was reported over the weekend by Japanese outlet Beep21, and Sega later posted a statement online honoring Sato for ...

Hideki Sato, the designer behind the majority of Sega's video game consoles, including the Dreamcast and Master System, has died.

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Hideki Sato, who led the design of Sega's beloved consoles from the '80s and '90s, died on Friday, according to the Japanese gaming site Beep21. He was 77. Sato worked with Sega from 1971 until the ...

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Sato's career in games began in the 1970s.