seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-05-17.md

Run Note: 2026-05-17

Summary

• Full skill run completed with artifacts under /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-05-17.
• Material update: Steam Controller package 1558609 moved in SteamKit/PICS from changenumber 35745078 to 35893035.
• The Controller package metadata change is specific: ignorereservationifstockavailable=1 was removed from the package extended fields.
• Steam Machine and Steam Frame watched app/package changenumbers did not move.
• 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.
• Komodo recovered through the dedicated browser fallback; Machine and Frame remained unchanged there.

Source Checks

Komodo

• Dedicated browser fallback recovered Controller, Machine, and Frame product/section data.
• Product modified timestamps:
  • Controller: 2026-05-15T15:50:21
  • Machine: 2026-04-24T14:32:54
  • Frame: 2026-04-24T14:33:36
• Machine and Frame remain unchanged on Komodo and still only expose the old wishlist section baseline.
• Visual assets: 141 discovered, 136 retrieved, 5 blocked known Komodo URLs.

SteamKit / PICS

• SteamKit/PICS completed successfully.
• Controller package movement:
  • 1558609: 35745078 -> 35893035
  • SHA hash: 02235CA28137E71E7AFA02A0F45743DBEBA925EF -> CE75692F2679EF8A91C3C9CBB58D09456350EC64
  • Field removed from extended: ignorereservationifstockavailable=1
• Machine packages stayed unchanged:
  • 1629446: 35842876
  • 1629447: 35842851
  • 1629458: 35842860
  • 1629460: 35842863
• Frame packages stayed unchanged:
  • 1629484: 35672606
  • 1629486: 35672606
• Interpretation: today's new PICS movement is Controller-only. It may reflect reservation/stock handling cleanup for the already-public Controller package, but it does not add a Machine or Frame launch-readiness signal.

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 today's Controller package change.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

• Recreated the missing local SteamTracking checkout at /tmp/SteamTracking-master.
• Current checkout: d99b64c (2026-05-16T04:23:35Z, 1 files | v7_promo.css).
• 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 for Controller package 1558609 did not change versus 2026-05-15, despite the private PICS package metadata change.

Customs / Regulatory

• ImportInfo automated customs fetches were blocked.
• No new customs evidence was added.

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, but 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 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.