Hawkeye22 :
You all keep forgetting that in some parts of the country dial-up access is all that is available. I don't think you'll be getting far downloading at those speeds. Not to mention that lots of people don't have the internet by choice.
Pretty much every PC game has had patches released or extra content added which have been released via the internet. I don't know of a single company which releases patches on disks.
Hell when the orange box was released I pre-ordered the DVD version, received on day of release and there were already nearly half a gb of patches (released between the time the disk was burnt and when I received it).
In this day and ages there is very little to have dial-up (generally if you can get dial-up you can get DSL) or not have the internet.
If there doing it to save money any savings would be counter by setup cost (bluray drive) and increased cost of the game (if movie media is anything to base it on).
Having a PC without the internet is like having a car and never driving it on the road. Sure you can do it, but its extremely limiting.