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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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