I think it's less a matter of finding fault simply for the sake of fault-finding, and more a matter of letting history be the guide. Since Lucas' attitude of negligence and intentional destruction toward the OUT is well known and well documented, and since his reaction to the botched '04 set was extremely positive despite the technical flaws, and since there is no compelling reason to think that his feelings have substantially changed on this issue, it just seems reasonable to assume that (a) these blurays will not contain the OUT, and (b) the 1080 transfer done in '04 will probably just be recycled for these sets without any color correction.
It's not paranoia; it's merely restrained anticipation based on previous and ongoing trends.
And ordinarily I wouldn't do this, but you did specifically ask:
