Monitor SteamDB reservation package pages

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 # Steam Hardware Watch Status
 
-Last updated: `2026-05-04`
+Last updated: `2026-05-10`
 
 ## 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 have broad `2026` timing.
-- `Same-time launch`: exact same-day availability is effectively ruled out for the full trio. Steam Controller has a purchase package and exact date; Machine and Frame still do not.
+- `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.
 
 ## Source Snapshot
 
 ### Komodo
 
-- Automated Komodo API access was blocked on `2026-05-04`; do not treat the comparison report's Komodo section removals as real content removals.
-- Automated Komodo API access worked on `2026-05-02` with the realistic browser user agent.
-- `Steam Controller`, `Steam Machine`, and `Steam Frame` remain real published WooCommerce products.
-- Controller product metadata moved again: modified timestamp is now `2026-04-30T19:14:10`.
-- Controller remains in the sale-adjacent state seen in the prior run:
-  - `product_tag-wishlist-only` is absent.
-  - `purchasable` is present.
-  - `outofstock` remains.
-  - `product_tag` is `[112]`; tag `113` is `wishlist-only`.
-- Machine and Frame remain dormant by comparison: both still carry `product_tag-wishlist-only`, remain `outofstock`, and do not have the `purchasable` class.
-- Machine and Frame product modified timestamps are unchanged at `2026-04-24T14:32:54` and `2026-04-24T14:33:36`.
-- Current Komodo section coverage shows Controller-only launch-page depth, with older wishlist-only sections for Machine and Frame.
-- Visual asset retrieval is complete for the current Komodo set: `141` discovered and `141` retrieved, with `0` blocked. The browsable library contains `11` videos, `12` images, `3` logos, `3` poster frames, `44` thumbnails, and `68` variants.
+- Komodo API access worked on `2026-05-10`.
+- Product modified timestamps:
+  - Controller: `2026-05-08T15:55:26`
+  - 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.
+- Visual asset retrieval completed for the current set: `141` discovered, `141` retrieved, `0` blocked.
 
 ### SteamDB
 
-- The standard SteamDB helper was still blocked by challenge pages on `2026-05-04` for app `4165870`, app history, app `4653940`, and package `1620489`.
-- Browser-verified SteamDB state from `2026-04-26` is now superseded for price and date by official Valve store APIs, but remains useful for historical app/package tracking.
+- The SteamDB helper now includes the reservation package pages for:
+  - Controller: `1558609`
+  - Machine: `1629446`, `1629447`, `1629458`, `1629460`
+  - Frame: `1629484`, `1629486`
+- Automated SteamDB access and the dedicated browser fallback were still blocked on `2026-05-10`.
+- The saved package report is therefore a structural baseline, not a content baseline: all watched SteamDB package rows are `missing_or_blocked`.
+- A true SteamDB package baseline still requires a trusted browser session that can pass SteamDB's challenge and save the package pages.
 
 ### SteamTracking / GameTracking
 
-- A fresh SteamTracking checkout on `2026-05-04` still includes controller onboarding, firmware update flow, puck handling, and pairing logic for the new controller ecosystem.
-- Pairing-focused hits include `ibex_internal`, `ibex_external`, `PairDongleTritonConnected`, `PairDongleTritonDocked`, and `ShouldTritonPairInOobe`.
-- The same Triton/Ibex pairing surface now also appears in `Random/SteamApkStrings.txt`, indicating the Steam Android APK string dump includes the controller pairing API names. This broadens the client-surface evidence, but does not introduce a new price or launch-date signal.
+- Fresh SteamTracking content still contains the known Triton/Ibex controller pairing surface:
+  - `ibex_internal`
+  - `ibex_external`
+  - `PairDongleTritonConnected`
+  - `PairDongleTritonDocked`
+  - `ShouldTritonPairInOobe`
+- Known reservation package-code baseline remains: Machine package IDs `1629446`, `1629447`, `1629458`, `1629460` and Frame package IDs `1629484`, `1629486` first appeared in SteamTracking commit `334bd31a28a0` at `2026-04-28T23:46:34Z`.
+- No new price or exact availability signal was found in this run.
 
 ### SteamVR Depots
 
-- SteamVR app `250820` news metadata was saved on `2026-05-04`.
-- The SteamDB depot page for SteamVR was blocked by challenge pages, so no fresh manifest/build comparison was collected.
-- The first SteamVR helper baseline found public news references to SteamVR/OpenXR/Steam Link VR, but no direct `Deckard`, `Roy`, or `Steam Frame` depot-content hit because no local SteamVR depot snapshot was available to scan.
+- SteamVR news metadata was saved.
+- SteamDB's SteamVR depot page remained blocked by challenge pages, so no fresh depot manifest/build comparison was collected.
+- No local SteamVR depot snapshot was available for deeper content scanning.
 
 ### SteamOS Package Mirror
 
-- Valve's public SteamOS package mirror was reachable on `2026-05-04`.
-- The default `holo-3.8`, `holo-main`, `jupiter-3.8`, and `jupiter-main` package database pass produced `758` package rows and no fetch errors.
-- No high-signal `Fremont`, `Deckard`, `Roy`, `Steam Frame`, `Steam Machine`, ARM/Snapdragon, or product-specific top-level repo namespace appeared in the default mirror pass.
-- The notable mirror hits were Deck/Jupiter-adjacent, including `foxnet`, `foxnetstatsd`, `linux-firmware-neptune-*`, and `plasma-remotecontrollers`.
+- Valve's public SteamOS package mirror was reachable.
+- Notable mirror hits include `fremont-hw-support 20260506.1-1` in `holo-3.8` and `holo-main`.
+- No direct `Deckard`, `Roy`, `Steam Frame`, `Steam Machine`, ARM/Snapdragon, or new product-specific top-level repo namespace appeared in the default pass.
 
-### Valve Support / CDN
+### Valve Support / Store / CDN
 
-- Official Valve store pages were reachable and saved on `2026-05-04`.
-- Official appdetails for app `4165870` still show hardware type, package `1558609`, `price_overview.final_formatted` `$99.00`, and release date `May 4, 2026`.
-- Official packagedetails for package `1558609` still show USD final price `9900` cents, release date `May 4, 2026`, and page content for the Steam Controller puck, 35+ hour battery, TMR thumbsticks, haptics, and inputs.
-- Steam Controller store event metadata moved again to `rtime32_last_modified` `2026-05-04T18:27:52Z`; the Steam Hardware root event moved to `2026-05-04T18:27:56Z`. The announcement body hash was unchanged, so this is metadata/json movement rather than a clear text-body change.
-- Steam Machine and Steam Frame still do not have comparable official price or exact purchase timing in the checked Valve artifacts.
+- Official Valve pages and APIs were reachable.
+- Valve API package snapshot:
+  - Controller app `4165870`: public, package `1558609`, package group present, `$99.00`.
+  - Frame app `4165890`: public app metadata, `Coming soon`, no packages, no package groups, no price.
+  - 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 is the cleanest public-readiness baseline heading into next week.
 
 ### Customs / Regulatory
 
-- No new customs or regulatory pass was run on `2026-05-02`; the latest saved customs evidence remains from `2026-05-01`.
-- NBD's public Valve Corporation page showed latest Valve trade data dated `2026-04-04`, including a `WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER` row from `HONG KONG (CHINA)`.
-- ImportGenius showed an April 23, 2026 `GAME CONSOLE .` shipment for `INGRAM MICRO C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, but that record does not identify which Valve hardware product.
-- These customs records support active Valve hardware logistics, but do not prove price, exact launch date, or device-specific timing for Machine or Frame.
+- ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked on `2026-05-10`.
+- 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`.
+- Customs data remains corroborating evidence only, not price/date/product-identity proof.
 
 ## Open Questions
 
 - When will Valve publish Steam Machine and Steam Frame prices?
-- Will Steam Controller ship dates or purchase-state details differ by region after the `May 4, 2026` release date?
-- When will Steam Machine and Steam Frame receive exact availability timing?
-- When do comparable fresh media and purchasable-state changes appear for Machine and Frame, if at all?
+- When will Steam Machine and Steam Frame receive public packages or package groups?
+- Will SteamDB package `Last Record Update` / changenumber movement precede public Valve API readiness?
+- Are the `fremont-hw-support` SteamOS packages related to Steam Machine launch preparation?
 
 ## Next Checks
 
-- Recheck Komodo product classes/tags for Machine and Frame with browser-style fallback if normal API access remains blocked.
-- Recheck SteamDB via browser-style access after the official appdetails movement.
-- Watch Valve store metadata and `/hardware/...` paths for Machine and Frame price or availability fields.
-- Download or point `STEAMVR_SCAN_DIRS` at SteamVR beta depot snapshots for a real depot-content diff.
-- Monitor the SteamOS mirror root for new product-specific repos such as possible Machine/Frame namespaces.
-- Track NBD and other customs aggregators for follow-on controller shipments and any Machine or Frame descriptions.
-- Run customs or regulatory checks if a new primary-source signal appears.
+- Get one trusted-browser SteamDB package-page baseline for the watched package IDs.
+- Watch Valve `appdetails` / `packagedetails` for Machine and Frame package or package-group exposure.
+- Watch SteamDB package `Last Record Update` and `Last Changenumber` deltas once the challenge can be passed.
+- Continue normal Komodo, SteamTracking, SteamOS mirror, Valve API, and customs checks.