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+# Steam Hardware Watch Status
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+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.