Initial commit

status/current.md

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Steam Hardware Watch Status
+
+Last updated: `2026-04-24`
+
+## Best Current Answer
+
+- `Price`: no confirmed public price leak for the new Steam Controller.
+- `Release date`: no exact public launch date found.
+- `Same-time launch`: not supported by the current evidence. A shared rollout window remains plausible, but the controller looks further along than Steam Machine or Steam Frame.
+
+## Source Snapshot
+
+### Komodo
+
+- `Steam Controller`, `Steam Machine`, and `Steam Frame` are all real published WooCommerce products in a held state:
+  - `publish`
+  - `product-type-simple`
+  - `outofstock`
+  - `wishlist-only`
+- On `2026-04-24`, Komodo bulk-updated product records for all three hardware lines across currencies.
+- Also on `2026-04-24`, Komodo exposed a fresh controller-only section and media rollout with banner, videos, feature art, controls imagery, and a spec image.
+- No comparable fresh Machine or Frame section and media rollout was found.
+
+### SteamDB
+
+- The strongest launch-adjacent signal remains the hidden `steam_controller_unboxing_2026` asset first seen on `2026-04-20`.
+
+### SteamTracking / GameTracking
+
+- Valve’s client strings already include controller onboarding, firmware update flow, puck handling, and pairing logic for the new controller ecosystem.
+
+### Valve Support / CDN
+
+- No controller price or date leak has been confirmed from support pages or discoverable docs in the seeded baseline.
+
+### Customs / Regulatory
+
+- Shipment and filing checks remain secondary confirmation sources. No direct price or launch-date confirmation is seeded here.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- When will Valve publish price?
+- Will preorder and ship dates differ?
+- Will Steam Machine and Steam Frame share announcement timing with the controller, or trail it?
+- When do comparable fresh media sets appear for Machine and Frame, if at all?
+
+## Next Checks
+
+- Recheck Komodo `sections` and `media` for Machine and Frame.
+- Recheck SteamDB controller app, package, and hidden media activity.
+- Recheck Valve support or CDN assets for manuals, safety docs, and store-adjacent media.
+- Run customs or regulatory checks if a new primary-source signal appears.

status/evidence.jsonl

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"komodo","entity":"steam-controller","claim":"Steam Controller JPY is a real published WooCommerce product record in a held launch state.","evidence_type":"product_metadata","confidence":"high","ref":"https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/product/413763","notes":"class_list includes product-type-simple, outofstock, product_tag-wishlist-only"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"komodo","entity":"steam-machine","claim":"Steam Machine JPY is a real published WooCommerce product record in the same held launch state as the controller.","evidence_type":"product_metadata","confidence":"high","ref":"https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/product/413772","notes":"featured_media 413703; class_list matches controller state"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"komodo","entity":"steam-frame","claim":"Steam Frame JPY is a real published WooCommerce product record in the same held launch state as the controller.","evidence_type":"product_metadata","confidence":"high","ref":"https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/product/413776","notes":"featured_media 413708; class_list matches controller state"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"komodo","entity":"steam-controller","claim":"Komodo published a fresh controller-only section and media rollout on 2026-04-24.","evidence_type":"sections_media_rollout","confidence":"high","ref":"/Users/sean.betts/komodo_mining_2026-04-24/reports/findings.md","notes":"sections 433306, 433326, 433356, 433376, 433416, 433434, 433470, 433484"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"komodo","entity":"steam-machine,steam-frame","claim":"No matching fresh Machine or Frame section and media rollout was found in the same public Komodo backend paths.","evidence_type":"comparative_absence","confidence":"medium","ref":"/Users/sean.betts/komodo_mining_2026-04-24/api/sections-machine-browser.json","notes":"Machine only had older wishlist section 413808; Frame only had older wishlist section 413804"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"steamdb","entity":"steam-controller","claim":"A hidden Steam Controller unboxing video asset exists and is the strongest late-stage public launch signal in the seeded baseline.","evidence_type":"hidden_media_app","confidence":"high","ref":"https://steamdb.info/app/4653940/","notes":"known internally as steam_controller_unboxing_2026 from prior research"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"steamtracking","entity":"steam-controller","claim":"Valve client assets already contain controller onboarding, firmware, puck, and pairing flows for the new controller ecosystem.","evidence_type":"client_strings","confidence":"medium","ref":"/tmp/SteamTracking-master/Protobufs/webuimessages_steaminput.proto","notes":"Triton, Puck, and pairing/OOBE flows present in seeded local dump"}
+{"date_checked":"2026-04-24","source":"analysis","entity":"steam-controller,steam-machine,steam-frame","claim":"Current evidence supports a controller-ahead rollout more than a same-day three-product launch.","evidence_type":"cross_source_inference","confidence":"medium","ref":"/Users/sean.betts/.codex/skills/steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-04-24.md","notes":"driven by controller-only Komodo rollout plus SteamDB unboxing signal"}