{"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"}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "valve-store", "entity": "steam-controller,steam-machine,steam-frame", "claim": "Official Steam Hardware store sale page is published and says the hardware family expands in early 2026.", "evidence_type": "official_store_page", "confidence": "high", "ref": "https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware", "notes": "Local artifact: /Users/sean/steam_hardware_watch/2026-04-26/api/valve/steam-hardware-root.html; event modified 2026-04-26T06:06:01Z; includes Controller, Machine, Frame and no exact price."}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "valve-store", "entity": "steam-controller", "claim": "Official Steam Controller sale page is published with a dedicated controller rollout page but no public price or exact date.", "evidence_type": "official_store_page", "confidence": "high", "ref": "https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller", "notes": "Local artifact: /Users/sean/steam_hardware_watch/2026-04-26/api/valve/steam-controller-store.html; event modified 2026-04-26T06:05:47Z."}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "steamdb", "entity": "steam-controller", "claim": "SteamDB currently lists Steam Controller app 4165870 as prerelease with store release date Coming soon.", "evidence_type": "steamdb_app_metadata", "confidence": "medium", "ref": "https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/", "notes": "Browser fetch succeeded; curl helper was blocked. SteamDB shows last record update 2026-04-07T22:07:16Z."}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "steamdb", "entity": "steam-controller", "claim": "SteamDB still shows steam_controller_unboxing_2026 as a released free video app with an available free-on-demand package.", "evidence_type": "hidden_media_app", "confidence": "medium", "ref": "https://steamdb.info/app/4653940/", "notes": "Browser fetch succeeded; app first seen 2026-04-20 and last record update 2026-04-21T22:16:14Z; package 1620489 lists No Price."}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "steamtracking", "entity": "steam-controller", "claim": "Fresh SteamTracking checkout still contains Ibex dongles, Triton pairing, and controller OOBE strings.", "evidence_type": "client_strings", "confidence": "medium", "ref": "/Users/sean/steam_hardware_watch/2026-04-26/reports/steamtracking-pairing-focus.txt", "notes": "Includes ibex_internal, ibex_external, PairDongleTritonConnected, PairDongleTritonDocked, and ShouldTritonPairInOobe in service_steaminputmanager.proto."}
{"date_checked": "2026-04-26", "source": "komodo", "entity": "steam-controller,steam-machine,steam-frame", "claim": "Komodo API access was restored after using a realistic browser user agent; product records remain last modified on 2026-04-24 and no newer Machine or Frame rollout was found.", "evidence_type": "api_recheck", "confidence": "high", "ref": "/Users/sean/steam_hardware_watch/2026-04-26/reports/komodo-product-modified.tsv", "notes": "Root cause of earlier block was helper user-agent Mozilla/5.0 receiving HTTP 403; default curl and realistic Chrome/Safari UAs returned JSON."}