It's also clear from Hasbro's own statements they didn't expect it to do so well. Maybe they thought it would have sold like a Divinity 3 and as such gave Lari

It's also clear from Hasbro's own statements they didn't expect it to do so well. Maybe they thought it would have sold like a Divinity 3 and as such gave Larian a better deal on the IP licensing than they think they could have got if they'd known in advance how well it would sell.