The 'Father of Sega Hardware' has passed away, designed all of Sega's consoles - Hideki Sato worked his way up from engineer to become Sega's acting president, spending 33 years at the company

The 'Father of Sega Hardware' has passed away, designed all of Sega's consoles - Hideki Sato worked his way up from engineer to become Sega's acting president, spending 33 years at the company

• The ‘Father of Sega Hardware’ has passed away, designed all of Sega’s consoles - Hideki Sato worked his way up from engineer to become Sega’s acting president, spending 33 years

Hideki Sato, known as the father of Sega hardware, has reportedly died

Hideki Sato, known as the father of Sega hardware, has reportedly died

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Consumer Tech · February 15, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 302 words