No need to rush this at all. Just wanted to express my delight that it will even come at some point above. In the meantime, i think everyone can get the last version of Page Plus, i did so, and just use that. :) I haven't even scratched the surface of that one TBH. What i do like about the Affinity applications though is that they seem to be simple, and clear, but very deep, if you dig into them. That's how it like it. Page Plus is a bit overwhelming with all the interface complexity, i hope Publisher is more in line with the Affinity products. But, i'd be surprised if it wasn't.
BTW, $50, as Quarian stated? Has that been announced somewhere? I thought it'd be more like $100 plus (which, frankly, would be fair enough for a DTP software. Just take a look at how much InDesign CC costs...). Of course, i wouldn't complain if it costs $50 in the end ;), just doubting that it'll happen.