Bobocop said:

It would be ironic and somehow fitting if the originals were fully restored from the O-neg in glorious 4K and brought back into the spotlight, while the "superior" Special Editions were stuck at 2K resolution because of the limitations of the technology used at the time.

I'd love to the the SE's 20 year reign of terror end as it fades away into just a curious footnote in film history.

Agreed. That sounds like sweet sweet justice for the OUT fans.

If that's the case, I'd be tempted to burn my complete saga set (save the OT bonus disc of course) and then do a happy dance around the fire as the prequels & awful SE's go up in smoke.