Sega pays tribute after longtime hardware designer Hideki Sato has died

Sega pays tribute after longtime hardware designer Hideki Sato has died – Hideki Sato has passed away at age 77 (reported by Beep21; Sega posted a tribute) – Sato joined Sega in 1971 and started his career in the early 1970s – He was instrumental in the design of Sega home consoles including the SG-

Sega pays tribute after longtime hardware designer Hideki Sato has died

– Hideki Sato has passed away at age 77 (reported by Beep21; Sega posted a tribute)
– Sato joined Sega in 1971 and started his career in the early 1970s
– He was instrumental in the design of Sega home consoles including the SG-1000, SC-3000, Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast
– Sato served as President of Sega from 2001 to 2003
– He departed/retired from Sega in 2008
– Sato held executive credits on games including Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure, Burning Rangers, and the GBA version of ChuChu Rocket

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