 This requires them to purchase a new copy in order to use its functionality.The use of online passes in video games are intended to counter the popularity of stores such as Gamestop, which buy and sell second-hand copies of video games.Online passes are traditionally used to restrict access to a game's multiplayer modes and other online content; they ship as single-use codes printed on inserts packaged with retail copies of video games, and must be redeemed by the user in order to access the multiplayer and online modes of a particular game.