For the Xbox players, I somehow managed to cut down on loading times by disabling those auto saves. I have about 190 hours logged into the game, so saving the game takes forever and a day. Turns out that every time I loaded a new area (every single time), the game does an auto save. It used to take 30 to 45 seconds to load a SHOP before, but after disabling auto-saves for "Traveling" the loading times are now back to their normal 5 to 6 seconds. I'm still psyched, lol. I also disabled the "Wait" and "Rest" auto saves. The only auto save I kept was the one for the menus, at 15 minute intervals.
I also dumped all those keys I had in a cabinet in one of my houses, keeping only the house keys (Breezehome, Honeyside, etc.) I'm traveling lighter in general, carrying only my armor, core weapons, and a few trinkets I use a lot. Sell off everything that isn't very rare or frequently used. The game feels like it's running better now. I still get pop-in and poor draw distance, but there's nothing we can do for that, console limitations and all. Just thought I'd share these tips if everybody don't already do them.
