Not a particular great month for the first month of the price increase.
Anyone expecting any change due to the price increase will get perpetually disappointed like all the I'll stop subscribing Premium whiners that should not have subscribed in the first place, assuming they are not actually trolls.
Maybe I lack the vision, but what could Sony possibly add to all three tiers that would genuiunely change it? People who are not satisfied with 700+ games won't be with 1000 either. People who don't care about streaming won't be if it magically is better after inserting more coins in the machine. Day One won't be coming anytime soon, not for Essential anyway. I can imagine they could do some PC client and extend the whole service on there, but since they said nothing now, the price increase is just a "we want your more of your money and won't do anything now"-move.
Great month but I continue to run into the "problem" of either owning most of the title I'm interested in (duh) or having played them on Gamepass (Unpacking, Call of Sea, West of Dead).
Sub services above the basic tier, especially with two, are hardly the right tool for collectors that already build their gaming library with all games they are interested in. They might stumble over some hidden gem, and maybe if they are younger, they can try some older stuff now and then, but the service has also discounts for sales often, so I guess anyone should benefit enough from the yearly/monthly charge if they are actually playing more than 2 or 3 games a year.
For me those new additions are not super high on my interest list, but still a couple I might want to give a shot if I find the time.