NZXT: Difference between revisions

In summer 2024, NZXT launched FLEX, a computer rental service based off of BLD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagedoorn |first=Hilbert |date=2024-08-01 |title=NZXT Launches Flex PC: Subscription-Based Gaming PC Rental with Upgrades |url=https://www.guru3d.com/story/nzxt-launches-flex-pc-subscriptionbased-gaming-pc-rental-with-upgrades/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.guru3d.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=NZXT Announces NZXT Flex a PC Gaming Subscription Service |url=https://nzxt.com/news/flex |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=NZXT |language=en-US}}</ref> This service attracted substantial criticism and controversy over allegations of predatory rental fees, [[anti-consumerism|anti-consumer]] practices, and invasive [[data privacy]] policies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":beefsuplex" /> The company has updated the branding of FLEX and its computers to better separate BLD and FLEX computers as they feature different components.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSp5B--HKL4 |title=Addressing Your NZXT Flex Subscription Concerns |date=2024-12-04 |last=NZXT |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=2024-12-08 |title=NZXT’s Flex PC rentals are still ‘misleading’ and ‘predatory,’ claims Gamers Nexus |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/7/24315781/gamers-nexus-video-reply-nzxt-defense-misleading-customers-flex-pc-rentals |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAANNGvMANM |title=NZXT Says We're "Confused" |date=2024-12-06 |last=Gamers Nexus |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>