# Run Note: 2026-05-04

## Summary

- Full watch run completed with artifacts in `/Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-04`.
- The strongest change is official Valve store metadata movement on launch day: Steam Controller and Steam Hardware events both moved at `2026-05-04T18:27Z`.
- Official appdetails and packagedetails still confirm Steam Controller package `1558609`, USD `$99.00`, and release date `May 4, 2026`.
- No new price or exact release-date signal was found for Steam Machine or Steam Frame.
- New SteamVR depot and SteamOS mirror helpers produced their first baseline reports. Treat their comparison entries as new-source coverage, not product movement.

## Source Checks

### Komodo

- Komodo API access was blocked. The comparison report's Komodo section removals are false deltas caused by missing current Komodo reports.
- Visual asset handling fell back to the known asset set: `141` discovered, `141` retrieved, `0` blocked.

### SteamDB

- SteamDB helper remained blocked by challenge pages for the controller app, app history, unboxing app, and unboxing package.
- No fresh SteamDB metadata should be inferred from this run.

### SteamTracking / GameTracking

- Fresh SteamTracking checkout still contains the known `ibex_internal`, `ibex_external`, `PairDongleTritonConnected`, `PairDongleTritonDocked`, and `ShouldTritonPairInOobe` pairing surface.
- The same Triton/Ibex pairing API names now appear in `Random/SteamApkStrings.txt`, broadening the client-surface evidence to the Steam Android APK string dump.
- No new price, package, or exact release-date signal appeared in SteamTracking.

### SteamVR Depots

- SteamVR app `250820` news metadata was saved.
- SteamDB's SteamVR depot page was blocked by a challenge page, so no fresh depot manifest/build comparison was collected.
- No local SteamVR install/depot snapshot was available, so this run did not inspect changed SteamVR JS/resources/drivers directly.

### SteamOS Package Mirror

- Public SteamOS mirror metadata was reachable.
- Default `holo`/`jupiter` package database extraction produced `758` package rows and no errors.
- No direct `Fremont`, `Deckard`, `Roy`, `Steam Frame`, `Steam Machine`, ARM/Snapdragon, or new product-specific top-level repo namespace appeared in the default pass.
- Notable hits remained Deck/Jupiter-adjacent: `foxnet`, `foxnetstatsd`, `linux-firmware-neptune-*`, and `plasma-remotecontrollers`.

### Valve Support / CDN

- Official Valve store pages were reachable.
- Steam Controller appdetails still show hardware type, package `1558609`, USD `$99.00`, and release date `May 4, 2026`.
- Steam Controller packagedetails still show final price `9900` cents USD and release date `May 4, 2026`.
- Steam Controller event metadata moved from `2026-05-01T23:18:58Z` to `2026-05-04T18:27:52Z`.
- Steam Hardware root event metadata moved from `2026-05-01T22:43:47Z` to `2026-05-04T18:27:56Z`.
- The event announcement body text hash did not change, so this looks like metadata/json movement rather than a clear public copy change.
- Steam Machine and Steam Frame still do not expose comparable price or exact availability.

### Customs / Regulatory

- Not rerun in this wrapper pass.
- Latest customs context remains the `2026-05-01` NBD and ImportGenius artifacts.

## Effect On Key Questions

- Price: unchanged. Controller confirmed at `$99.00`; Machine and Frame unknown.
- Release date: unchanged. Controller confirmed for `May 4, 2026`; Machine and Frame remain broad `2026`.
- Same-time launch: unchanged. Current evidence still favors a Controller-first launch.

## Next Checks

- Use browser-style SteamDB access if fresh SteamDB app/package state is important.
- Download SteamVR beta depot snapshots or set `STEAMVR_SCAN_DIRS` to a local SteamVR install/depot snapshot to inspect actual changed content.
- Recheck Komodo with a browser fallback if Machine/Frame product state is important.
- Monitor Valve store APIs and `/hardware/...` pages for Machine/Frame package, price, or exact timing.