Maybe, but just carrying the Allen&Heath name will all but insure it won't be rider friendly for the foreseeable future.
Back when the D-Live was new I had a touring mixperson say "the only thing wrong with that console is the name on it." Granted he was not a touring *theatre* mixer, but ...
I've been in the biz 35+ years and I'm still not sure what model it was that gave A-H such a lousy reputation, but I don't recall either owning one, hearing one, or mixing on one, so it was either more than 35 years ago or there is more to the story (like "no Peavey" being there to sort out the providers that are unlikely to have the chops or support gear to pull off a "real show").
There is a bunch of discussion about this new model line going on at ProSoundWeb forums. What the SQ appears to be is a Qu on vitamins and maybe a steroid or 2.... but it's not a huge game changer either for the low end console SOTA or even for A-H. It's a cute lil bugger, though. The open question for most users here at Control Booth is how it handles scene automation and cues and, until someone sets hands on one, we'll be guessing.