Record Steam Machine package movement

status/current.md

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 # Steam Hardware Watch Status
 
-Last updated: `2026-05-11`
+Last updated: `2026-05-12`
 
 ## Best Current Answer
 
 - `Price`: Steam Controller remains confirmed by official Valve store APIs at `$99.00` in the US. Steam Machine and Steam Frame still have no confirmed public price.
 - `Release date`: Steam Controller remains confirmed with release date `May 4, 2026` and package `1558609`. Steam Machine and Steam Frame still only expose broad `Coming soon` / `2026` timing.
-- `Same-time launch`: same-day availability for the full trio is ruled out. Steam Controller is public and purchasable; Machine and Frame still have no public package, package group, price, or exact availability.
+- `Same-time launch`: same-day availability for the full trio is ruled out. Steam Controller is public and purchasable; Machine and Frame still have no public package, package group, price, or exact availability. Steam Machine reservation package changenumbers moved on `2026-05-12`; the multi-package change cluster resembles the Steam Controller package-history pattern before its public purchase timing appeared, but public Valve APIs still do not expose Machine purchase or reservation readiness.
 
 ## Source Snapshot
 
 ### Komodo
 
-- Komodo API access worked on `2026-05-11`.
+- Komodo API access worked on `2026-05-12`.
 - Product modified timestamps:
-  - Controller: `2026-05-08T15:55:26`
+  - Controller: `2026-05-12T09:15:51`
   - Machine: `2026-04-24T14:32:54`
   - Frame: `2026-04-24T14:33:36`
-- Controller remains the only product with recent Komodo movement. Machine and Frame remain unchanged from their April 24 timestamps.
+- Controller remains the only product with recent Komodo movement. A direct JSON diff versus `2026-05-11` found only `modified` / `modified_gmt` changes, so this is timestamp-only until corroborated by visible content, media, or store-state movement. Machine and Frame remain unchanged from their April 24 timestamps.
 - Visual asset retrieval completed for the current set: `141` discovered, `141` retrieved, `0` blocked.
 
 ### SteamKit / PICS
 
 - SteamKit/PICS is now the primary direct Steam metadata baseline for watched app and package movement.
-- Baseline changenumbers from the repaired `2026-05-11` run:
+- Current changenumbers from the `2026-05-12` run:
   - Controller app `4165870`: `35731145`
   - Frame app `4165890`: `35675573`
   - Machine app `4165910`: `35675573`
   - Controller package `1558609`: `35745078`
-  - Machine packages `1629446`, `1629447`, `1629458`, `1629460`: `35672615`
+  - Machine package `1629446`: `35819604` (`35672615` on `2026-05-11`)
+  - Machine package `1629447`: `35819607` (`35672615` on `2026-05-11`)
+  - Machine package `1629458`: `35819602` (`35672615` on `2026-05-11`)
+  - Machine package `1629460`: `35819593` (`35672615` on `2026-05-11`)
   - Frame packages `1629484`, `1629486`: `35672606`
+- The four watched Steam Machine package IDs moved in SteamKit/PICS on `2026-05-12`. This is the strongest current signal of fresh backend work, but it remains private metadata only.
+- Manual package-history comparison adds context: Steam Controller package `1558609` reportedly had three changes in about 40 minutes plus one later follow-up change roughly two days before Valve's public purchase-timing update appeared. The Machine package set now shows a tighter multi-package cluster, with uneven per-package counts (`1 / 3 / 3 / 4`) across about three minutes. Treat this as a medium-strength imminent-preorder heuristic, not confirmation.
 - Machine and Frame apps/packages currently require private PICS metadata tokens, but changenumbers are visible and suitable for movement monitoring.
-- Raw snapshot: `/Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-11/api/steamkit/pics-product-info.json`
+- Raw snapshot: `/Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-12/api/steamkit/pics-product-info.json`
 - Future runs also write `reports/steamkit-pics-detail.md` with human-readable product grouping, previous changenumber comparison, SHA hash, and exposed app/depot/branch fields.
 
 ### SteamDB
 
-- Automated SteamDB access remained blocked on `2026-05-11`.
+- Automated SteamDB access remained blocked on `2026-05-12`.
 - The package report is still a structural baseline, not a content baseline: all watched SteamDB package rows are `missing_or_blocked`.
 - SteamDB remains useful as corroborating/human-readable metadata once a trusted browser session can pass the challenge, but SteamKit/PICS now covers primary package movement.
 
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   - Machine app `4165910`: public app metadata, `Coming soon`, no packages, no package groups, no price.
   - Machine packages `1629446`, `1629447`, `1629458`, `1629460`: `packagedetails success:false`.
   - Frame packages `1629484`, `1629486`: `packagedetails success:false`.
-- This remains the cleanest public-readiness baseline heading into next week.
+- This remains the cleanest public-readiness baseline. The `2026-05-12` SteamKit/PICS Machine package movement has not propagated to public `appdetails`, `packagedetails`, packages, package groups, price, or exact timing.
 
 ### Customs / Regulatory
 
-- ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked on `2026-05-11`.
+- ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked on `2026-05-12`.
 - The latest useful customs evidence remains the `2026-05-01` NBD / ImportGenius pass:
   - `WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER` row dated `2026-04-04`.
   - `GAME CONSOLE` shipment arriving `2026-04-23` for `INGRAM MICRO C/O VALVE CORPORATION`.
@@ -87,11 +92,12 @@ Last updated: `2026-05-11`
 - When will Valve publish Steam Machine and Steam Frame prices?
 - When will Steam Machine and Steam Frame receive public packages or package groups?
 - Will SteamKit/PICS changenumber movement precede public Valve API readiness?
+- Will the Machine package cluster receive a Controller-like follow-up changenumber bump before public preorder/reservation metadata appears?
 - Are the `fremont-hw-support` SteamOS packages related to Steam Machine launch preparation?
 
 ## Next Checks
 
-- Watch SteamKit/PICS changenumbers for all watched app and package IDs.
+- Watch SteamKit/PICS changenumbers for all watched app and package IDs, especially whether the `2026-05-12` Machine package cluster gets a follow-up bump or begins to expose public metadata.
 - Watch Valve `appdetails` / `packagedetails` for Machine and Frame package or package-group exposure.
 - Get one trusted-browser SteamDB package-page baseline if we still want human-readable SteamDB corroboration.
 - Continue normal Komodo, SteamTracking, SteamOS mirror, Valve API, and customs checks.