The "last time" to own the O-OT wasn't BS. He changed his mind after sites like these made it clear that we weren't going to take no for an answer.
To me this release reeks of "What do you mean you didn't believe me before? I wrote it right on the box! It was in all the ad campaigns! Fine here it is again, but seriously that is it! These older versions of the films mean nothing to me and I would rather just put them behind me."