Not all creators were so negative, however. The price is fine, the software is excellent, and I'll definitely buy it, but still disappointed. Then it's just a version updated with no new software, and there's not even an upgrade discount for current users. They took down their website like it was going to be some major Apple-style release. Reddit user snarton said, 'I'm quite disappointed. 'Definitely overhyped IMO, I was sure they would be realising a DAM from all the marketing hype.'

'While the new features are cool they just seem like features that would be added in an incremental update, not a major overhaul like this was touted to be,' argued lurchh. 'Yeh, pretty underwhelming but with the glacial pace of updates over the years maybe that’s on me,' said crispeddit. They added, 'What's the 'Thing you've been waiting for' they talked about in the announcement?' The poster of that thread said, 'personally I'm very disappointed, not only is it mainly just performance fixes and a redesign, there is also no new feature that's really that impressive.' The Affinity subreddit has a reaction thread to the launch of Affinity 2. Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Designer 2, and Affinity Publisher 2 all have new features, but some claim that they are not big enough changes to justify a jump to the next generation. The jump to version 2 was supposed to be held off until a major jump in features. That license will normally cost $170, but is currently on sale for 40% off, which brings it down to $100. Serif also announced a Universal License that gets you Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Designer 2 and Affinity Publisher 2 for use on Mac, PC and iPad. Affinity Designer 2: New featuresĪffinity Publisher 2 for iPad: New Features Before we dive into online responses to the Affinity 2.0 launch, let's quickly review what Serif announced today (opens in new tab).

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