seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-06-19.md

# Run Note: 2026-06-19

## Summary

- Full watch pass completed.
- SteamKit/PICS shows another all-four Steam Machine package bump:
  - `1629446`: `36426730` -> `36684622`
  - `1629447`: `36426723` -> `36684817`
  - `1629458`: `36426735` -> `36684854`
  - `1629460`: `36426739` -> `36684765`
- Frame packages `1629484` and `1629486` did not move.
- Valve public APIs still show no public Machine/Frame packages, package groups, price, reservation state, or exact availability.
- Customs captured six newer `2026-06-17` rows: three `VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES`, two `GAME CONSOLE`, and one `WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER`.
- SteamTracking source is now commit `9dc97c0db6a0048236a891bc6751aec9bcd880e6` (`2026-06-18T23:29:58Z`). After stripping line-number churn, the dedicated Frame, Machine, and broad hardware signal reports had `0` substantive added or removed lines versus `2026-06-15`.
- `steam_client_beta_linuxarm64` moved from `1780371519` to `1781223733`; `bins_linuxarm64`, `steam_linuxarm64`, and `runtime_steamrt_linuxarm64` changed, while `bins_hardware_linuxarm64` did not.
- SteamOS `jupiter-3.8` Neptune firmware packages caught up from `jupiter.20260604.1-1` to `jupiter.20260610.1-1`.

## Source Checks

### Komodo

- Reachable.
- Product modified timestamps unchanged:
  - Controller: `2026-06-10T17:25:21`
  - Machine: `2026-05-27T16:53:06`
  - Frame: `2026-05-27T16:53:46`
- Visual assets: `244` discovered, `232` retrieved, `12` blocked. No product timestamp, section, or product-specific Komodo publication signal changed.

### SteamDB

- Blocked/challenge pages again for watched app/package pages, including all Machine and Frame reservation package IDs.
- No fresh SteamDB human-readable corroboration was collected.

### SteamTracking / GameTracking

- Source commit: `9dc97c0db6a0048236a891bc6751aec9bcd880e6`, timestamp `2026-06-18T23:29:58Z`.
- Raw comparison showed product signal line deltas, but Frame/Machine/Hardware signal reports normalize to `0` substantive changes after removing line numbers.
- Known Frame and Machine client strings remain present, but no new focused product strings appeared.
- ARM64 manifest watch:
  - `steam_client_beta_linuxarm64`: moved to `1781223733`.
  - Beta `bins_linuxarm64`, `steam_linuxarm64`, and `runtime_steamrt_linuxarm64` changed.
  - Beta `bins_hardware_linuxarm64` did not change.
  - `steam_client_publicbeta_linuxarm64`: unchanged at `1781329812`.

### SteamVR Depots

- SteamDB depot page blocked/challenged again.
- News metadata still shows latest item as `Introducing SteamVR 2.16` from `2026-06-02T18:59:37Z`.
- No fresh depot manifest/build comparison was collected.

### SteamOS Package Mirror

- Reachable.
- `jupiter-3.8` Neptune firmware packages moved from `jupiter.20260604.1-1` to `jupiter.20260610.1-1`.
- `jupiter-main` Neptune firmware packages remain at `jupiter.20260610.1-1`.
- `fremont-hw-support` remains `20260506.1-1` in `holo-3.8` and `holo-main`.
- No direct Steam Frame, Steam Machine, Deckard, Roy, ARM, or Snapdragon namespace appeared.

### Valve Support / CDN

- Public Valve APIs unchanged:
  - Controller app `4165870`: public, package `1558609`, package group present, `$99.00`.
  - Frame app `4165890`: public app metadata, `Coming soon`, no packages/package groups/price.
  - Machine app `4165910`: public app metadata, `Coming soon`, no packages/package groups/price.
  - Machine packages `1629446`, `1629447`, `1629458`, `1629460`: `packagedetails success:false`.
  - Frame packages `1629484`, `1629486`: `packagedetails success:false`.

### Customs / Regulatory

- Partial.
- ImportInfo fetches failed/blocked.
- ImportGenius importer pages fetched and parsed successfully.
- Relevant shipment count is now `37`.
- Newest captured rows:
  - `SNHBSHACHI265222`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `CEVA NL C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `GAME CONSOLE`, `42 PKG`, `12698 Kgs`.
  - `SNHBSHACHI265217`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `CEVA NL C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `GAME CONSOLE`, `42 PKG`, `12554 Kgs`.
  - `SNHBSHACHI265224`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `CEVA NL C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES`, `42 PKG`, `6464 Kgs`.
  - `SNHBSHALAX265223`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `CEVA NL C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES`, `42 PKG`, `6467 Kgs`.
  - `SNHBSHACHI265216`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `CEVA NL C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES`, `42 PKG`, `6406 Kgs`.
  - `SNHBHKGLBG266038`, arrived `2026-06-17`, `VALVE CORPORATION`, `WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER`, `40 PKG`, `12970 Kgs`.

## Effect On Key Questions

- Price: unchanged. Controller remains `$99.00`; Machine and Frame still have no public price.
- Release date: unchanged. Controller is public/released; Machine and Frame still expose only `Coming soon` / `2026`.
- Same-time launch: no. Controller is already public/purchasable; Machine and Frame still lack public package groups and prices.
- Product readiness: Steam Machine now has a fourth watched package movement event after the original May 12 cluster and May 14 / June 9 follow-ups. This is a stronger near-term backend signal, but public Valve API readiness is still absent. Frame remains supported by SteamTracking strings and repeated VR-labelled logistics rows, but its watched package IDs did not move.

## Next Checks

- Re-check SteamKit/PICS frequently for continued Machine package movement or any Frame package movement.
- Watch Valve `appdetails` / `packagedetails` for public package, package-group, price, reservation, or purchase-state exposure.
- Continue tracking ARM64 client manifests, but treat changes as secondary unless `bins_hardware_linuxarm64` or new product-specific strings move.
- Keep ImportGenius CEVA / CEVA NL / Valve Corp importer pages in the normal customs rotation and watch for additional `VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES`, `GAME CONSOLE`, or `WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER` arrivals.