Edited sentence: In addition, a consumer who buys a new copy of a game with an online pass must spend their time inconveniently activating the online pass before getting to play the game online.In some cases, the code for the online pass will eventually expire if it is purchased too late.In the case of trade-ins, the fact that a player must pay an additional fee in order to activate the online features for a used copy of the game makes it almost impractical to trade it in because some stores may be unwilling to buy back games that utilize the online pass feature.Online passes are linked to console profiles, so the purchased game cannot be played on a different console with all the paid-for features made available.Several games, most notably  Driver: San Francisco and Grand Slam Tennis 2, had their online passes waived due to technical issues and/or misprinted codes, while some other games, notably Crysis 2 and Syndicate as well as budget titles, would not use the online pass system at all.The fact that some online passes are made available on game marketplaces, or stores, is little consolation to the consumer.The system actually punishes consumers for choosing to save money, buying used copies of a game with the online pass feature or trade in the game towards the purchase of other games for the future.There are several criticisms of the online pass system:.Therefore, the online pass feature may not only hurt used-game buyers, but also new-game buyers as well.What this means is that if a game with the online pass is bought late in its cycle by a late adopting consumer, the game is bought brand new, but the activation code does not work, then the buyer now must purchase a new code for an additional fee despite having already paid for the game new