I believe there are some pretty serious issues with the WIFI at the moment. It’s probably software related, but there’s several threads on the Steam forums. Valve support is apparently aware and working on a fix.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/0/4038101970203502664/?ctp=8
So just had this problem, I was using my Deck all day and after leaving it in sleep then waking it up, it refused to connect to WIFI or even see any networks at one point. This is definitely a bug.
I did manage to fix it though (for now), I was running the preview channel build and switched back to stable and now it connects just fine.
If you’re running anything other than stable, switch to the stable build. If you’re not and have access to a dock and ethernet, upgrade to the beta channel and see if that fixes it. If it doesn’t work on beta, go back to stable and see if that works.
I removed variables from my post. I did that because there are so many factors at play here it would be impossible to list all the caveats and guess at someone’s WIFI deployment. Optimal WIFI 5 and WIFI 6 setups would have no noticeable difference for game streaming. WIFI 6 will handle connections better when some of those variables are introduced. It also depends on the source of streaming as many programs deliver the stream differently.
So, in a roundabout way, WIFI 6 is going to be better at handling connections which can improve the streaming experience… depending on setup. Is it going to be some magical improvement over WIFI 5 if you have it set up properly, no.
Not really. There isn’t enough data flowing to saturate the original Decks WIFI capabilities. Assuming all the variables are factored out like WIFI strength, interference, other traffic on WIFI, etc, there is no discernible difference.
Stardew valley is certainly a chill game that allows you to focus on whatever you want, so check that out.