I actually think that regulators letting MS buy Activision after having bought Zenimax, will probably make it easier for Sony to acquire. Not something on the level of Take 2, but publishers like SE (this level of publisher) I think will be fairly easy game.
Anyhow, will be good to finally get this whole Activision business behind us. I've personally never doubted that MS will acquire them.
And honestly, I'm sure since the acquisition announcement was made, that Sony has been working with the idea of a CoD-less future. Sony are usually more market savvy than MS when it comes to gaming, and I doubt they didn't start thinking of getting deals/ development steamrolled.
But let's be real, it's Killzone 2 remake time, am I right!??? Lol