The reason I assume the size is mentioned is some people may have data limits and can't download 50GB, the other thing is internet speed. 50GB would take a lot longer to download than install from the disc so if you needed to remove it to make space at some point it would be quicker to put back on.

nice find - not got this game so ordered. have some heat

Also worth noting. It's one of the games that's free to play in the vault for ea access members at £3.99 a month or £19.99 for the year

Oops sorry didn't see it

I'm absolutely awful at this game but it is actually pretty fun on multiplayer. The single player campaign is pants.

but using the disk how large are the mandatory updates anyway?

no where near 50Gb

Sorry im getting confused recently as seen people post things like " Prefer physical as havent got the HDD space for digital" i thought even with a physical disc you still had to install all and the updates (if your connected to live).

This is more of an open question rather than a reply

Oh voted hot, got the game from the Vault and seems ok SP so far

I really didn't like this compared to battlefield 4, felt like a step backwards to me but that's a great price heat added