seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-07-20.md

Run Note: 2026-07-20

Summary

• Ran scripts/run_frame_watch.sh 2026-07-20 runs /tmp/SteamTracking-shallow-20260720.
• Bottom line: no new Steam Frame launch-readiness movement since the July 16/17 backend package change.
• Valve public endpoints still show Frame app 4165890 as Coming soon, with no packages/package group/price, and both Frame packages still return packagedetails success:false.
• SteamKit/PICS and SteamDB both show the Frame package IDs unchanged from the July 17 baseline.
• Supporting background: steam_client_beta_linuxarm64 moved to 1784323984, but the hardware-specific ARM64 block and normalized hardware signals did not move.

Source Checks

Komodo

• Unblocked for this run.
• Frame product modified remains 2026-07-03T15:56:30.
• Frame sections remain one old JA - Steam Frame Wishlist row.
• Frame media remains old Frame_BG.png.
• Machine product timestamp moved from 2026-07-17T18:23:59 to 2026-07-20T14:27:32; Frame did not move.
• Visual asset counts: 453 discovered, 409 retrieved, 44 blocked.

SteamDB

• Watched reservation-package table was captured.
• Frame package 1629484: last record update 16 July 2026 - 03:50:58 UTC, changenumber 37298233, still private_exists_only.
• Frame package 1629486: last record update 16 July 2026 - 03:50:44 UTC, changenumber 37298229, still private_exists_only.
• No new SteamDB package-history movement versus 2026-07-17.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

• SteamTracking source checkout is 7fed97457fb2ad2eee35401ea775e962acc56e59 (2026-07-18T20:04:59Z), updated=no during this run.
• Normalized hardware-signal comparison versus 2026-07-17 showed 0 semantic additions and 0 removals.
• steam_client_beta_linuxarm64 moved from 1783475136 to 1784323984.
• steam_client_publicbeta_linuxarm64 stayed at 1784145295.
• bins_hardware_linuxarm64 did not change in beta or publicbeta.

SteamVR Depots

• SteamDB SteamVR depot metadata page was challenge-blocked.
• Public changelog/local-scan outputs produced no new Frame signal.

SteamOS Package Mirror

• No material Frame launch signal found.

Valve Support / CDN

• Frame app 4165890: public metadata only, Coming soon, no packages, no package group, no price.
• Frame packages 1629484 and 1629486: still private, packagedetails success:false.
• SteamKit/PICS showed no follow-up backend movement for the Frame package IDs.

Customs / Regulatory

• Latest captured relevant shipment rows are still the 2026-07-15 VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES rows and the 2026-07-14 WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER row already recorded on the July 17 run.
• Some ImportInfo source searches failed, so customs status is partial. ImportGenius rows were still captured.

Effect On Key Questions

• Price: unchanged. Steam Frame still has no public price.
• Release date: unchanged. Steam Frame still exposes only Coming soon.
• Same-time launch: unchanged and already ruled out. This run does not add evidence that Frame launch/reservation is live.

Next Checks

• Re-run Valve appdetails/packagedetails and SteamKit/PICS first on the next pass.
• Watch whether Frame packages 1629484 / 1629486 move from private_exists_only / packagedetails success:false to visible package details.
• Keep watching Komodo Frame for a fresh timestamp, new sections, or new media.
• Treat steam_client_beta_linuxarm64 movement as background unless paired with hardware block changes or new Frame strings.