Did Sony not know what games it had locked in for the rest of the year when it announced its price increase? Nothing against anyone excited for these games (I might play Mafia II eventually myself), but...the showcase title this week is a remaster of a 13-year-old game, accompanied by two decidedly middling selections (69 and 53 metacritic scores).
I am deeply unhappy with the scope of the price increase but have ultimately been leaning toward keeping my subscription because having so many indie titles at my disposal in the catalog has drastically changed what I choose to play for the better; I've spent so much time this year playing smaller games I wouldn't have ever paid attention to on my own. But Sony is really invested in pushing me in the other direction.
Eh, these kind of games are business as usual, and they know the vast majority of people are not choosing to renew this month, especially anyone concerned about price is not paying month to month.
Plus, at $8 a month, this is far from a bad list for games you get access to forever, even if you stop paying.
Even with the price increase, I think most of us are mad not because the price of the monthly games has gone up because that's still a great deal. It's the price of the paywalled online access none of us want to have to pay anyway.