[JoeAltmaier]

Because it was cheaper than dealing with their current employer. All about controlling costs. The bonus was carefully calculated to balance the development costs versus contract costs.

Those employees can expect precisely nothing once the game is complete, unless coincidentally their new employer has another project they can be immediately put to work on.

[gamblor956]

That would have been the same result after the game was finished either way, given that Star was only a contractor.

At least at Take Two the employees have the possibility of working on other games.