The resolution plateau has already been reached: the last two prequels were shot and mastered at 1080p. The cost of early adoption of digital cinema. And if they never can "afford" to scan the original film prints, the 2004 versions were scanned and mastered at 1080p. If they wanted a higher resolution, they'd have to start from scratch (at least start from the 97SE, which was at 2k).Bingowings said:
There is probably a resolution plateau (which we are pretty close to now) where even the expertly trained eye will not be able to tell the difference between film resolution and digital resolution.
Basically, unless things change, the BD will be the highest quality of Star Wars. It WILL be the highest quality for Episodes 2 and 3.