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Run Note: 2026-05-22

Summary

  • Full skill run completed with artifacts under /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-22.
  • No watched SteamKit/PICS changenumbers moved versus the 2026-05-19 report.
  • No Steam Machine or Steam Frame public-readiness movement was found.
  • Valve public APIs still do not expose Steam Machine or Steam Frame package groups, public package details, price, exact release timing, or purchase/reservation readiness.
  • Customs coverage was corrected after the initial summary missed ImportGenius. ImportInfo remained blocked, but ImportGenius produced 10 relevant GAME CONSOLE shipment rows through 2026-05-18.
  • Komodo recovered after the 2026-05-19 waiting-room block. The compare report lists Komodo sections as "added" because the previous run was blocked; these are restored baseline rows, not newly published sections.
  • The temporary SteamTracking checkout was corrupt/partial and produced an empty first report. It was replaced with a fresh checkout and the SteamTracking report was regenerated.

Source Checks

Komodo

  • Dedicated browser fallback recovered Controller, Machine, and Frame product/section data.
  • Product modified timestamps:
    • Controller: 2026-05-22T15:28:27
    • Machine: 2026-04-24T14:32:54
    • Frame: 2026-04-24T14:33:36
  • Controller JSON diff versus 2026-05-18 is timestamp-only (modified / modified_gmt).
  • Machine and Frame product JSON and section reports are unchanged versus the last good Komodo baseline.
  • Visual assets: 141 discovered, 136 retrieved, 5 blocked known Komodo URLs.

SteamKit / PICS

  • SteamKit/PICS completed successfully.
  • No watched app or package changenumbers moved versus 2026-05-19.
  • Controller package 1558609 stayed at 35893035 after the 2026-05-17 private metadata change.
  • Machine packages stayed unchanged:
    • 1629446: 35842876
    • 1629447: 35842851
    • 1629458: 35842860
    • 1629460: 35842863
  • Frame packages stayed unchanged:
    • 1629484: 35672606
    • 1629486: 35672606
  • Interpretation: today's run does not add a new Controller, Machine, or Frame PICS signal. The latest material Machine signal remains the 2026-05-14 follow-up bump across all four watched Machine package IDs.

SteamDB

  • Automated SteamDB access remained blocked.
  • Reservation package rows remain missing_or_blocked, so SteamDB is still not a human-readable corroborating baseline for the recent Machine package movement or the 2026-05-17 Controller package change.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

  • Replaced a corrupt/partial /tmp/SteamTracking-master checkout with a fresh clone.
  • Current checkout: 28f5287 (2026-05-22T04:56:58Z).
  • Known Triton/Ibex pairing surfaces remain present.
  • No new Machine or Frame price, reservation, package, or release-date signal was found.

SteamVR Depots

  • SteamVR news metadata was saved.
  • SteamDB SteamVR depot metadata remained blocked.
  • No fresh depot manifest/build comparison was collected.

SteamOS Package Mirror

  • Public mirror remained reachable.
  • fremont-hw-support 20260506.1-1 remains visible in holo-3.8 and holo-main.
  • No direct Steam Machine, Steam Frame, Deckard, Roy, ARM/Snapdragon, or new product-specific namespace surfaced in this pass.

Valve Support / CDN

  • Valve public endpoints were reachable.
  • Controller remains public with package 1558609, package group present, and $99.00.
  • Frame app 4165890 remains Coming soon, with no public packages, no package groups, and no price.
  • Machine app 4165910 remains Coming soon, with no public packages, no package groups, and no price.
  • Machine packages 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, 1629460 still return packagedetails success:false.
  • Frame packages 1629484, 1629486 still return packagedetails success:false.
  • Public Valve appdetails and packagedetails JSON still do not expose the 2026-05-17 Controller private PICS package change.

Customs / Regulatory

  • ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked.
  • ImportGenius fetched successfully after the customs helper was updated to treat it as a first-class automated customs source.
  • Parsed 10 relevant GAME CONSOLE rows for INGRAM MICRO C/O VALVE CORPORATION / TECH-FRONT (CHONGQING) COMPUTER CO.
  • Newer rows since the previous April 23 baseline:
    • 2026-05-18, BOL SNHBSHACHI265020, 42 PKG, 14353 Kgs.
    • 2026-05-18, BOL SNHBSHACHI264140, 42 PKG, 14533 Kgs.
    • 2026-05-08, BOL SNHBSHACHI264031, 42 PKG, 12615 Kgs.
  • Interpretation: this is a material logistics corroboration signal for continued US-bound game-console hardware flow to Valve's Ingram path, but it does not identify whether the goods are Steam Machine, Steam Frame, or another Valve hardware SKU.

Effect On Key Questions

  • Price: unchanged. Only Steam Controller has a confirmed price.
  • Release date: unchanged. Only Steam Controller has a confirmed exact date.
  • Same-time launch: unchanged. Full same-day launch remains ruled out.
  • Product furthest along: Steam Controller is already public/purchasable. Among unreleased hardware, Steam Machine still has the strongest recent backend-prep signal because of the 2026-05-12 and 2026-05-14 package movement, now with continued May GAME CONSOLE logistics corroboration. There was no additional Machine or Frame PICS movement today.

Next Checks

  • Continue focused SteamKit/PICS checks for watched package IDs.
  • Watch whether Controller package 1558609 gets public stock/reservation behavior changes after the 2026-05-17 removal of ignorereservationifstockavailable=1.
  • Watch Valve public appdetails / packagedetails for Machine package exposure, package groups, price, reservation text, or purchase eligibility.
  • Complete a trusted-browser SteamDB package-history pass for Machine packages 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, and 1629460.