The moment those Famitsu scans of Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation hit QJ, yours truly, a veteran of the North Point Coup, the Electrosphere conflict, the Usean Continental War, the Circum-Pacific War, the Belkan War, and the Aurelian-Leasath War, did something he didn't even do after reviewing Resistance: Fall of Man. He fainted.

It took a little knock-knock from Galm Squadron wingman Larry "Pixy" Foulke to bring me around. "Yo, buddy, still alive?" he asked after rapping my head a few times. Yes, Pixy, you old SOB. Very much alive.

Which is primarily the theme of this Weekend Slowdown. Ace Combat fans ejected out of their cockpits upon hearing that the beloved Sony staple would hit Microsoft's console - and a new front in the console fanboy wars opened up. Said front in said war being a sad mistake.

I'm about to argue that there is no greater "MS steal your precious, Sony" significance to Fires of Liberation. Rather, after much thinking about it, it is the natural consequence of the observed historical pattern of development that Ace Combat took, from its first days in the PSOne, and that it can actually mean great things for BOTH the PS3 and Xbox 360.

So please fasten your seatbelts, raise your trays in the upright position, and stop eyeing that Keira Knightley dead-ringer flight attendant, because you ain't got a chance with her. This is your captain speaking, and no matter what the fanboys may say, it's going to be a smooth flight from takeoff to landing.

This is your captain speaking. Because this is a trans-Pacific flight from Narita to LAX, your in-flight entertainment is too long to fit in a short featurette. Instead, QJ Air invites you to learn more at the full article. Also, in the event of an in-flight emergency, a certain someone can be used as a flotation device, 'cause he's full of hot air.