I dunno... I dropped my disc in last night to play for the first time and was greeted with an 85 minute 5.5GB download...
Gee thanks Bethesda/ID!
5.5GB download OUT OF THE BOX just 2 weeks after release?
Nice.
I went to bed. I guess I get to play tonight after the kid goes to bed... that is, unless I get hit with some other bullshit download requirement.