To me Zen looks good and to the point. This is what AMD promised and they delivered.
It is true that anyone who buys a R7 1700 (or more) at $329 is highly unlikely to play at 1080p. In real world anyone playing games at 1080p is most likely using a Core i5 CPU + Radeon 470/480 4GB. Or even less like a Core i3 CPU.
This is the common scenario here in India where Core i5 sells like hot cakes and few people buy Core i7 by paying an arm and a leg. Ask any shopkeeper and he will tell you that for every 100 Core i5 he sells, 10 core i7 are sold.
A better comparison for 1080p gaming will be Ryzen R5 1500 vs a Core i5 7500 + RX 470/GeForce 1060. Or better yet, a Core i7 7700 (non K) vs Ryzen R5 1600X + RX 480 8 GB/1060 6 GB.
Remember, only us enthusiast overclocks. Most people don't even open BIOS.
Since my professional work involves working with Illustrator, Photoshop, Android Studio etc, Ryzen is a wet dream come true for me considering the price/performance ratio it gives. Professionals don't overclock as we need stability during constant workloads. No one wants their PC to reboot due to overheating in the middle of a rendering session as Time is Money for us. AMD should promote Ryzen R7 as a workstation oriented CPU first and then gaming. It sure beats Intel in workstation tasks.
Even if it is about gaming, I believe games are not yet optimized for 8C-16T CPUs. Most of the games we are playing right now are console ports and consoles have 8C-8T CPU with weak cores. Even a Core i5 or Ryzen with 4C-8T will match them for 1080p gaming.
I somehow really like the SoC approach Zen has taken. I am someone who doesn't like paying for features I won't use. As a typical gaming PC/household PC, all I need is a PCIe x16 GPU + maybe a PCIe x1 sound card + maybe a x4 NVMe SSD. I can get all that in cheap Ryzen motherboard too as these are in the CPU itself. This saves my money.
It is wise to not rush in to buy Ryzen right now. If you have already purchased than you got nothing to worry about. I suggest we wait and watch the next 2 months during which Windows 10 Creators update is coming and during which mature drivers and BIOS will be available for all motherboards.