Engineer who designed all of the Sega consoles dies aged 77: Gaming world pays tribute to ‘legendary figure’

Sega fans are mourning the loss of a ‘truly great’ engineer who went on to mastermind a new generation of gaming consoles.

Hideki Sato, a former president of Sega and designer of its iconic consoles, has died at the age of 77, Japanese media Beep 21 reported.

Sato joined the gaming company in 1971 and worked his way up through the ranks before becoming acting president between 2001 and 2003. 

Alongside his research and development team, Sato was

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