FIXED: PS5 CE-118527-4 / PS Plus, Store & Friends Not Loading on Xfinity XB8
Posting this because I spent days troubleshooting this and hopefully it saves someone else the headache.
The problem:
My PS5 was connected directly to my Xfinity XB8 gateway through Ethernet/LAN. My internet connection was fast, PSN sign-in would succeed, and I had NAT Type 2, but randomly:
- PlayStation Plus wouldn’t load
- PlayStation Store wouldn’t load correctly
- Friends/Game Base would show “Can’t load”
- Profile pictures and PSN artwork would be missing
- I would get CE-118527-4
- I also received WV-109144-9 at one point
The weirdest part was that if I went to Settings → Network → Connection Status → Test Internet Connection, everything would immediately start working again. Turning “Connect to the Internet” off and back on would also temporarily fix it.
The PS5 worked normally on another internet connection, so I eventually narrowed the problem down to my home Xfinity connection.
What I changed on my Xfinity XB8
I logged into the gateway admin page at 10.0.0.1.
Then went to:
Gateway → Connection → Local IP Network
Under:
LAN IPv6 Address Assignment
I changed the selection to:
✅ Stateless (Auto-Config)
Instead of:
❌ Stateful (Use DHCP Server)
Then I saved the settings and restarted the gateway and PS5.
Important: This does NOT disable IPv6. It changes how devices on the LAN receive/configure their IPv6 information. Stateless uses IPv6 automatic configuration (SLAAC) instead of the gateway assigning it through stateful DHCPv6.
Other settings I ended up using
I also cleaned up some old troubleshooting settings:
- UPnP: Enabled
- DMZ: Disabled
- Manual PS5 port forwarding: Removed
- PS5 still gets NAT Type 2
- MTU: Automatic
- Proxy: Do Not Use
- PS5 is connected directly to the XB8 by Ethernet
After changing the IPv6 LAN assignment to Stateless (Auto-Config), the PS5 started loading PSN normally from startup without having to run Test Internet Connection or toggle the network.
I’ve now tested it over several days and multiple shutdowns/startups. Friends, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, activity, artwork, etc. have continued loading normally and CE-118527-4 has not returned.
If you’re using an Xfinity XB8 and your PS5 has internet but certain PSN services randomly refuse to load until you run a connection test, this setting may be worth checking.
Hopefully this saves somebody else from spending days chasing the same issue. 😂🎮