seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-05-25.md

Run Note: 2026-05-25

Summary

• Full watcher pass completed against the 2026-05-23 baseline.
• No watched SteamKit/PICS app or package changenumbers moved.
• Valve public APIs still show Steam Controller public at $99.00; Steam Machine and Steam Frame remain Coming soon with no public packages, package groups, price, or exact timing.
• ARM64 Steam client manifest focus lines are unchanged versus the previous run.
• Customs still shows 10 relevant ImportGenius GAME CONSOLE rows, newest arrivals 2026-05-18; no newer shipment row appeared.
• Komodo, SteamDB, and SteamVR depot pages were blocked or partially blocked in the automated pass, so those sources remain best-effort today.

Source Checks

Komodo

• Automated Komodo JSON fetch was blocked.
• The comparison report lists removed Komodo sections, but this is likely a block/empty-report artifact rather than evidence of real product-page removal.
• Visual asset fallback discovered 141 candidates, retrieved 136, and left 5 known Komodo assets blocked.

SteamDB

• Automated SteamDB fetches were blocked by challenge pages.
• No trusted-browser package-page baseline was captured in this run.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

• Local SteamTracking checkout was confirmed up to date at commit 5f58a47 (2026-05-23T04:32:36Z).
• steam_client_beta_linuxarm64 remains version 1779139477; watched ARM64 hardware/runtime blocks unchanged.
• steam_client_publicbeta_linuxarm64 remains version 1779479049; watched ARM64 hardware/runtime blocks unchanged.
• Known SteamInput/Triton/Ibex pairing strings remain present, but no new product or reservation string appeared.

SteamVR Depots

• SteamDB SteamVR depot metadata page was blocked.
• Saved public SteamVR news/key-line context only; no new depot/build readiness signal was captured.

SteamOS Package Mirror

• Mirror was reachable.
• fremont-hw-support 20260506.1-1 remains present in holo-3.8 and holo-main.
• No new product-specific repo namespace or direct Frame/Machine/Deckard/Roy signal appeared.

Valve Support / CDN

• Valve APIs were reachable.
• Controller app 4165870 remains public with package 1558609, package group present, and US price $99.00.
• Frame app 4165890 remains public app metadata only: Coming soon, no packages, no package groups, no price.
• Machine app 4165910 remains public app metadata only: Coming soon, no packages, no package groups, no price.
• Machine packages 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, 1629460 and Frame packages 1629484, 1629486 still return packagedetails success:false.

Customs / Regulatory

• ImportInfo searches failed, but ImportGenius importer data parsed.
• Relevant shipment count remains 10.
• Newest rows remain two 2026-05-18 GAME CONSOLE shipments to INGRAM MICRO C/O VALVE CORPORATION from TECH-FRONT (CHONGQING) COMPUTER CO, both 42 PKG, weights 14353 Kgs and 14533 Kgs.
• No newer customs row appeared today.

Effect On Key Questions

• Price: unchanged. Controller is confirmed at $99.00; Machine and Frame remain unpriced.
• Release date: unchanged. Machine and Frame still expose only broad Coming soon / 2026 timing.
• Same-time launch: unchanged. Controller is already public/purchasable; Machine and Frame still lack public package readiness.

Next Checks

• Continue higher-frequency SteamKit/PICS checks for Machine and Frame package movement.
• Watch Valve appdetails / packagedetails for Machine and Frame package-group, price, reservation, or purchase-state exposure.
• Capture a trusted-browser SteamDB package-page baseline when practical.
• Keep customs checks in the normal watcher, but treat them as corroborating logistics evidence only.