http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-pc-discs-dont-contain-full-data-partial-/1100-6431658/

So? This has been the case for ages...
Or if not full data - a multi gig Day 1 patch is required before being able to play

Nothing new here... false outrage is false

Half of the Steam games I've got on disc don't even install anything from the disc at all. I don't know if there's just nothing on there or if the Steam installer's just being useless again.

If most of the game is on the disc I call that an improvement.

So what? New Vegas was no different and even The Witcher 3 had this issue.

Most retail PC games like that are only good for being used as drink coasters.

Since you have to register it on Steam anyway it doesn't really matter IMO.

I don't even understand the point of selling physical copies.

Yep, not anymore. Remember the good old days of cloth maps, manuals you could build a wall with, pictures on the disc, artwork, bonus discs etc.

I can assure you it does!
Maybe you are lucky enough to not have internet connection problems, but for example I had to download The Witcher 3 at 128kbps -and I'm pretty sure many people around the world have even worse problems, and that is without talking of limited bandwidth. The best I ever did was 600kbps! Sometimes, discs are a real godsend, especially if Steam or other clients are needed for the installation, and with the dimentions of both base games and patches nowdays... I envy those that pass 1Mbps.

Yeah, this isn't news. I'm at least pleased to see there will be a chunk of the game on the disc. At least it will (theoretically) reduce the bandwidth required to install the game.

*edit* Oh, and KiNgBrAdLeY7, why the hell do you care? You won't touch a Steam-shackled game anyway.

Sounds like GTAV to me.
It's first day patch was huge.
Good thing is IF you are on gog and own Fallout Classics then you can play the Classics while Fallout 4 download it's missing files.

I think, I'm not 100% sure, but I think you had to start the installation a certain way in order to use the disc.

I miss old days when only CDs/DVDs were needed to play games and NOT the internet.

Oh yeah. I would buy a game and couldn't wait to get home to see the inside, open up the manual, and read it cover to cover before ever installing it. Of course, back in those days the "manuals" were actually manuals, as opposed to these 4 or 5 page "quick starts" that they're calling manuals now. And I used to like the cloth maps (hell, I even liked the paper ones you got with the Might and Magic games) and they would invariably come in handy at some point while playing the game.

It was also nice buying a game and having it work right out of the box too. I miss those days.