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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
I know GL is absolutely intent on selling new toys, but why the heck didn't we see the "debut" of the X-wings, in all their shiny new splendor and glory in this film. After all, they're pretty old and battered by the time of ANH. Instead of these W-wings or whatever they're bound to be called, the story would be better serviced by the "old and battered" technology in the OT being "brand spanking new" in the PT.

Perhaps Lucas wanted to actually preserve some of the EU canon which talked about when the X-Wing was designed (about the designers from Incom that delivered the design and prototype to the Rebellion).