Hideki Sato, Engineer Behind Sega’s Biggest Consoles, Dies At 77
Kotaku | 14.02.2026 22:03
“We knew how to make arcade games, we didn’t really know anything about console development,” Hideki Sato told Famitsu in an oral history of Sega. “They sold so well, we started to get stars in our eyes.” Sato was a steward to Sega’s biggest consoles, from the original SG-1000 right through to the Dreamcast. The storied engineer passed away this Friday, February 13, 2026, at age 77.
