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It’s bizarre. On my Twitter feed, in the Kotaku comments and from what I've heard from people involved in the games industry, the reaction the Xbox One reveal has been overwhelmingly negative. But the mainstream media? They seem to have missed the memo.

While we've been spending the last five hours complaining about the lack of new titles and issues with used games, they’ve been praising the design, the ethos and—yes—the games.

Are gamers living in some weird echo chamber? Execs at the Microsoft event in the US believe the reaction has been mostly positive. Aaron Greenberg mentioned toKotaku Editor Stephen Totilo that Twitter’s reaction to Xbox One was roughly 40% positive, 40% indifferent, 20% negative. When I heard this I almost burst into laughter - that can't be possible. But then I did a brief check of multiple different mainstream media outlets - how had they reacted to the Xbox One news?

The answer may surprise you.

Are we the 20%?

Fox News

Indeed, the Xbox One demonstration was so impressive it made me wonder, why the heck didn't they do this with the disastrous Windows 8?

CNN

The console itself is more angular and practical looking than either of its two predecessors. Flat and rectangular like a cable box, you could almost call the design reserved. But it is by no means unattractive, and will probably sit tucked away in a cabinet anyways.

The Register

On the face of it, the new console looks pretty impressive. Response times and gesture control are very good indeed, the visuals are stunning, and Microsoft scored an instant win over rival Sony by actually having a working console to show off. The demonstrations were in a tightly controlled environment, but the upgraded Kinect system looks impressive and the console looks very speedy to operate.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Xbox has been the exclusive home to such popular gaming franchises as sci-fi first-person shooter Halo, racing simulator Forza and alien shoot-'em-up Gears of War. In recent years, Microsoft expanded the scope of the Xbox 360 beyond just games, adding streaming media apps and the camera-based Kinect system. With the innovations showcased on Tuesday, Microsoft is taking those ideas further.

News.com.au

Key features of the Xbox One revealed in Microsoft headquarters in Seattle are advanced voice controls and the inclusion of a new-generation Kinect controller with every console, allowing you to switch from watching TV to playing games by spreading your arms as if you are grabbing the screen similar to the way you pinch an image on a smartphone or tablet.

The Sun

But the news that really got gamers salivating was the exclusive gaming deals they announced.Call of Duty: Ghosts takes the critically-acclaimed franchise into the next generation. Downloadable content for the new Call of Duty game, Ghosts, is available exclusively first on the Xbox, as is FIFA 14′s Ultimate Team feature.Fans were treated to some spectacular footage from both flagship titles, as well as some glorious footage of Forza Motorsport 5 — one of a number of titles that will be available as soon as the console is out.

MSNBC

Out in the Twitter peanut gallery, we've been hearing people calling the case design "boxy." One guy said, "Looks like a VCR. Hopefully that means it will play VHS," while another echoed, "Does it come with a cassette rewinder tho?"Cosmetics aside, the response for the whole system seems more upbeat, ranging from "Sexy" to "Can't wait to have mine!" But this is a big year for gaming, and things are just heating up.

Are we going crazy? Have consoles passed us by? Are we becoming increasingly irrelevant as a demographic? In a sense mainstream media reports err on side of caution, particularly when it comes to products they don’t quite understand, but I found it difficult to find a single negative comment.

Very strange.

Haven't hardcore gamers always been the minority?

It was a impressive console from a feature perspective. And no amount of "no gaemz" will change that.

Gamers have so much tunnel vision it can be sad. The media sees it from a feature standpoint. They know the games will come, that's inevitable. They are praising the Xbox for what it can do.

To assume no games will come in a consoles opening years is a ludicrous thought.

To a degree yes. Its just easy to get caught up in the immense negativity the "core" gaming websites are reporting.

But when you look at mainstream media the reaction is the exact opposit. Its just interesting

I think right now a lot of hard core or gamers in general are up in arms about things that MS has not confirmed nor announced how they will work. Mainly used games and the internet connection required. For every one else, that stuff doesn't matter. The Xbone will be a great media hub, and will allow voice controls of all your tv media, something that will go great with the general consumer. Heck its what I have been wanting since kinect came out. I want to control my tv and all of its media with my voice. xbone is the only option for that. but i do hope they do the used games smartly as to not piss off the core gamers

This is how I see the Xbox One in a nutshell- If you don't mind the semi always online and fee for playing used games then Xbox One is still a good console to pick up. I'm hesitant about picking one up because I use rental services like Gamefly so either MS is going to have to change how they planned on charging a fee to access a used game or I'm heading to the PS4 simple as that for me. I pray that Sony doesn't do the same thing of course and if they do then I will stick to Xbox.

Well here is what I see...

I work for the largest cable company in Canada and we are in the midst of refreshing our iPhone/iPad video streaming apps, while designing a Android one and Windows 8 one. As of today, Xbox One app has become a big priority and no one even knew what it was till yesterday. We will have a video app ready for Xbox One by launch.

So in essence, Xbox One really doesn't live or die by the core gamers anymore. I wouldn't call core gamers irrelevant, but content/features that Xbox One will offer will overshadow just gaming.

Mainstream media liked Nintendo's E3 conferences (read a nice article even about 2008). They always disagree.

The first group you need win over is hardcore gamers though. Because they're the ones who are willing to shell out for the console at launch.

Microsoft taking cues from Nintendo and siding with them in the vision of being the multi-connected system is making the dedicated gamer more and more irrelevant for the better. Their given importance in the industry was disproportionate with their intrinsic important in the industry imho.

The mainstream media doesn't know about the used games issue and once every 24 hour online situation. MS never reported it during the conference. If they did...they would be in trouble, but they played it smart. The masses will buy into it.