seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/status/runs/2026-04-26.md

Run Note: 2026-04-26

Summary

• Artifacts: /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26
• Official Valve store pages are now the strongest current signal: /sale/hardware groups Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame and says the hardware family expands in early 2026.
• No confirmed price, exact release date, preorder date, or same-day availability date was found.
• Controller remains furthest along because it has a dedicated official page, SteamDB prerelease app state, the unboxing video package, and active client onboarding and pairing strings.

Source Checks

Komodo

• Initial automated Komodo fetch was blocked because the helper used the generic user agent Mozilla/5.0, which returned HTTP 403.
• After patching the helper to use a realistic Chrome user agent, Komodo API access succeeded:
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/api/komodo
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/reports/komodo-product-modified.tsv
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/reports/komodo-visual-assets.tsv
• Product modified timestamps remain:
  • Controller: 2026-04-24T15:12:12
  • Machine: 2026-04-24T14:32:54
  • Frame: 2026-04-24T14:33:36
• Current asset ledger found 108 visual asset URLs and retrieved all 108, including AVIF, MP4, and WEBM assets.

SteamDB

• The repo curl helper was blocked by SteamDB.
• Browser verification succeeded:
  • https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/ shows Steam Controller app 4165870, ReleaseState prerelease, and store release date Coming soon.
  • https://steamdb.info/app/4653940/ shows steam_controller_unboxing_2026, app 4653940, as a released free video app first seen on 2026-04-20.
  • https://steamdb.info/sub/1620489/ shows package 1620489 available as free on demand with app 4653940 listed as No Price.

SteamTracking / GameTracking

• Fresh shallow checkout: /tmp/SteamTracking-master
• Pairing-focused output:
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/reports/steamtracking-pairing-focus.txt
• Material hits include ibex_internal, ibex_external, PairDongleTritonConnected, PairDongleTritonDocked, and ShouldTritonPairInOobe.

Valve Support / CDN

• Saved official Valve pages:
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/api/valve/steam-hardware-root.html
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/api/valve/steam-controller-store.html
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/api/valve/steam-support-deck.html
  • /Users/sean/Coding/steam-hardware-watch/runs/2026-04-26/api/valve/steamdeck-site.html
• Extracted event metadata:
  • Steam Hardware page modified 2026-04-26T06:06:01Z, sale vanity hardware, six sections.
  • Steam Controller page modified 2026-04-26T06:05:47Z, sale vanity steamcontroller, twenty sections.
• The store pages expose broad timing only: early 2026 / coming in 2026.

Customs / Regulatory

• Quick web check found no new relevant Valve regulatory filing for the 2026 devices. Search results were old Valve controller/deck records or unrelated "Steam Machine" products.

Effect On Key Questions

• Price: unchanged, no confirmed public price.
• Release date: improved from no official date window to official broad early 2026 / coming in 2026; exact date still unknown.
• Same-time launch: improved for shared public rollout window, still unconfirmed for same-day sale, preorder, or shipment.

Next Checks

• Retry Komodo with the optional dedicated browser bootstrap if protected Komodo media matters.
• Recheck SteamDB through browser-capable tooling, because plain curl is blocked.
• Watch Valve store page event metadata for price fields, preorder CTAs, or modified release wording.