While I understand why people would think PS would surely make Take Two titles exclusive, based on the sheer amount of investment this would require, I can only assume if this has truth to it that PS would simply own the rights but would leave things as they are now. Take Two games would likely come with some sort of PS exclusivity, but they would land on all platforms. At least until the investment was paid off, but I think PS would keep it multi platform as long as they weren't in dire need of reviving their platform.
While Take Two is on a high and it's not the greatest time to purchase them in terms of cost, if they ever hit what could be considered to be a low point, that's when SNY would end up getting into a bidding war with other interested parties. Since that would likely mean problems of some sort at Take Two, why pay half or more at that point in time for a fixer upper, when you could purchase a well oiled machine ready to drive off the lot for not all that much more in comparison? Especially considering the lack of headaches and hassle right now and money printers they both have. Is it better to potentially lose Take Two altogether in the future, or pay a high price for them now?
If by chance SNY wanted to also squash the anti consumer light that's been cast on them, like with Fortnite, buying Take Two and announcing it's available to all platforms would at least set them back to zero if not make them hero's to some. It also allows them to basically nullify the MS acquisitions with one big purchase and announcement. It would also be a warning to MS in a way, that for every so many small devs they take off the open market, PS will remove a behemoth. This will either make MS push in the clutch, or will force them to go big as well, likely leaving the little guys alone.
There's downsides and upsides to a deal like this, but based on both companies past, what competitors are doing now, and the future of the industry, I wouldn't doubt talks of some sort have at the very least taken place, and almost certainly initiated by PS. Unless MS approached Take Two first already and their playing the field.
