Drew K

Yes - and this would be even more useful for my desktop workflow (I can't walk around with my desktop machine). I could set all files saving and closing, and go & make a cuppa.
Thanks,
Drew

I’ve actually made the switch from LR to C1P.
A couple of extra points ...
C1P has a migration tool, which’ll import your LR catalogs, together with keywords, colour & rating tags. This was, actually, really impressive.

You can customise your workspace, so you could (for example) create a toolbar tab containing the navigator, colour tag & ratings as well as keywords and the filter tool.
Masking and layers are relatively new to C1P, but they’re gaining in usability in each release. These are ‘flattened’ before opening in Affinity, but it’s great to be able to vary the clarity on different areas in portraits.
I did try OnOne, but it created lots of sidebar files (more than one per image), which really slowed down my cloud backup (although I’m not keen on sidecars in any case). Defrag your drive when you do big imports, or you’ll get app aborts.

I’ve actually made the switch from LR to C1P.
A couple of extra points ...
C1P has a migration tool, which’ll import your LR catalogs, together with keywords, colour & rating tags. This was, actually, really impressive.

You can customise your workspace, so you could (for example) create a toolbar tab containing the navigator, colour tag & ratings as well as keywords and the filter tool.
Masking and layers are relatively new to C1P, but they’re gaining in usability in each release. These are ‘flattened’ before opening in Affinity, but it’s great to be able to vary the clarity on different areas in portraits.
I did try OnOne, but it created lots of sidebar files (more than one per image), which really slowed down my cloud backup (although I’m not keen on sidecars in any case). Defrag your drive when you do big imports, or you’ll get app aborts.

Hey everyone!
I have a lot of files (right now, 128, but there will be a lot more) from Procreate that need minor editing. I would like to save all .pngs flattened and close all files at once, since at the moment, this takes just about the amount of time that I need for actual editing.
It would be great if there was a way to save multiple files in the same manner (for example, flattened) and (or) close them with discarding any unsaved changes.
Best wishes,
Shu

Agree and that was my main take away as well.
Last night I ran across this interview with Ashley that I really enjoyed.  Interesting that all of this was strongly hinted at 7 months ago, it also provided some insight that a NLE isn't on the roadmap as that would require a different "core" for such integation.  
 
 

Completely agree on all those points.  
What I found interesting about yesterday’s keynote was that while the Affinity apps were built to care for similar tasks as competing Adobe applications, the truly revolutionary thing about them is now realized with StudioLink technology. It’s such an intuitive approach that it’s amazing no one has truly done this sooner. Cannot wait to see where this takes them in future versions.
This sort of tight integration is another reason I, too, always recommend this suite to other pro colleagues and friends.

Yup. LR has a massive installed user base (and a huge preset industry) so that's the low-hanging fruit - the biggest market, and (I suspect) the most vulnerable to Affinity's pricing model.
I think Capture is probably now best-of-breed, but (let's face it) it's priced for pro users.
As a result, I've made the switch to Capture One. I needed to make the change, and figured any Affinity offering would be in beta for months. I'd previously tried Capture at version 9, but there were too many gaps. They've now introduced catalogs (as opposed to sessions) and recognise PSD files - thinking back, those were the main showstoppers for me. Those are sorted now, and I'm settling in with it (the decision was eased by Capture offering a 40% discount for this month).
Digressing a bit ... I've just downloaded Publisher, Photo has upgraded, and I've tried out Studio Link. It's mind-blowing. Many congrats to Affinity on delivering this.
And (I think) to try to spec DAM functionality without taking on board the possibilities of this technology is to miss a massive trick.
But it raises another point. Does Affinity focus its resources on a DAM (basically a database) for its existing user base, or does it concentrate on the media manipulation capability to produce (for example) video & audio editors?

While I agree with you that Capture One Pro is overall a superior product compared to Lightroom, I wouldn't call them the "market leader." Adobe is clearly the 800-lb gorilla in this space in terms of shear adoption and general ease of use by the largest numbers of people. There's a reason for that. Adobe is a marketing machine. However, this doesn't necessarily make Lightroom the superior tool for professionals unless then want/need tight integration with other Adobe applications.
I also like the fact that Capture One Pro allows you to buy a perpetual license, giving you the option to rent the software via subscription. Adobe simply locks you into ONE choice, which is the reason many of us left Adobe. 
If Serif is to build its own DAM, they somehow need to come up with a means to deliver something DIFFERENT than what either Lightroom or Capture One Pro is doing. As mentioned in their keynote yesterday, the Affinity team was interested in thinking differently about achieving the end goal. I hope that if they create a DAM, it will continue to adhere to this idea. Recreating what's already been done is usually not the way forward. They need a fresh look at this sort of product.