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# Steam Hardware Watch Status
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Last updated: `2026-04-24`
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## Best Current Answer
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- `Price`: no confirmed public price leak for the new Steam Controller.
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- `Release date`: no exact public launch date found.
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- `Same-time launch`: not supported by the current evidence. A shared rollout window remains plausible, but the controller looks further along than Steam Machine or Steam Frame.
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## Source Snapshot
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### Komodo
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- `Steam Controller`, `Steam Machine`, and `Steam Frame` are all real published WooCommerce products in a held state:
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- `publish`
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- `product-type-simple`
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- `outofstock`
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- `wishlist-only`
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- On `2026-04-24`, Komodo bulk-updated product records for all three hardware lines across currencies.
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- Also on `2026-04-24`, Komodo exposed a fresh controller-only section and media rollout with banner, videos, feature art, controls imagery, and a spec image.
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- No comparable fresh Machine or Frame section and media rollout was found.
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### SteamDB
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- The strongest launch-adjacent signal remains the hidden `steam_controller_unboxing_2026` asset first seen on `2026-04-20`.
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### SteamTracking / GameTracking
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- Valve’s client strings already include controller onboarding, firmware update flow, puck handling, and pairing logic for the new controller ecosystem.
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### Valve Support / CDN
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- No controller price or date leak has been confirmed from support pages or discoverable docs in the seeded baseline.
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### Customs / Regulatory
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- Shipment and filing checks remain secondary confirmation sources. No direct price or launch-date confirmation is seeded here.
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## Open Questions
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- When will Valve publish price?
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- Will preorder and ship dates differ?
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- Will Steam Machine and Steam Frame share announcement timing with the controller, or trail it?
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- When do comparable fresh media sets appear for Machine and Frame, if at all?
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## Next Checks
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- Recheck Komodo `sections` and `media` for Machine and Frame.
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- Recheck SteamDB controller app, package, and hidden media activity.
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- Recheck Valve support or CDN assets for manuals, safety docs, and store-adjacent media.
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- Run customs or regulatory checks if a new primary-source signal appears.
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