Gorramnerd said:
I was wondering, does anyone know if harmy has plans to remaster his versions of Empire and Return in the near future, like he did with SW? I haven't dl'ed them yet, and if they were coming soon, I might as well just wait for that version...
Reading through Harmy's recent posts, I'd say you shouldn't expect releases in the immediate future. From what I can gather, he has some real life matters (scholastics, future employment, etc.) to tackle, then he plans on packaging the existing version up as a blu-ray (which will require him to finish up with the menus and artwork and other extras). He also suggested he'll be making a video or two containing some comparisons and/or making-of shots. Plus, he started working on Star Wars 2.0 in earnest in 2011, and you can see how long it took to finish.
Short answer: don't wait to download the existing despecialized editions of ESB and ROTJ. Both are in great shape and very watchable.
By the way, I barely know my ass from my elbow, so you might want to take this entire post with a grain of salt. T