ChainsawAsh said:

I don't think they'd CG Yoda in the OT. There'd be too much of an uproar for them to do that.

I think that's exactly why he would do it. He really does have a mental flaw where he does almost the exact opposite of whatever his staff, film critics, writers, and fan base want. He's like a bratty kid who can't get along with others, so he just throws a tantrum until he wears everyone down or he just simply refuses to play.

Look at the myriad of changing stories & excuses - lost, ruined, Grand Vision, money, technology, no demand, etc, etc - that he's given for not properly releasing the 1977 version of Star Wars. It doesn't matter how many people continually ask for it, or expose and prove him a liar. He just doesn't want to, so he digs his heels in even more.

All kidding aside, he's not right mentally.