Divinity: Original Sin was crowd founded, just like Pillars. They made exactly one game between Divinity: Original Sin and BG3.
In other words: Larian is just a better managed company that produces better games and that's why they can afford:
- lengthy development time
- financial stability
- level of detail
Divinity: Original Sin released a year prior.
Control definitely looks and plays like a AAA, I would have never guessed it's even
considered to be a AA.