I think we can at least hope to see the OOT remastered in the hi-def release, whenever that happens. Lucas only got away with the GOUT because everyone watching it on a 4:3 tv can't tell the difference. If he tries to pull the same stunt on the hi-def release, everyone will notice. He has less of an excuse now than ever, with Close Encounters and Blade Runner right around the corner and the Kubrick remasters on the shelves now (ok, Eyes Wide Shut isn't the theater version, but then again the theater version was the version with digitally added people so there ya go). As for the format war affecting this, I feel inclined to point out that the earliest home video releases of the OT were on both vhs and betamax. Yes, I know Lucasfilm has already said they're supporting BRD and we'll probably only see Star Wars on that format anyway since it's 20th Century Fox, but have you thought of what's going to happen with Indy IV? Spielberg is of course exempt from Paramount's hddvd exclusivity, but I'm wondering if that means he can choose not to release Indy IV on hddvd at all. If it doesn't, that means we'll see it on all three formats next fall and maybe it'll end up being the same for Star Wars whenever that gets released. People are saying that the gap between the rival formats is still too close to call. The fact that Lucasfilm took any stance on the format war says to me that we will see Star Wars on BRD eventually if not on both formats. If he released it sooner rather than later, releasing it on both formats would be a bit pointless since it would only widen the confrontation while going with only one format - especially if the release included a remastered OOT - would crush the format war with one swift stroke. If he waits any longer then he might as well just sit back and wait until the format war is over, but that could be more time than even he is willing to wait, not to mention the fans. Ultimately it boils down to how many people have hi-def players in the first place. Lucas might have to wait a while before he'll even have enough people able to even play the hi-def release to justify releasing it.