EA has decided to get rid of Online Pass, their tool for discouraging consumers from buying used games. Online pass was a unique code, included with new games, which players could use to access online features.
If players bought a used game, the code might have been used already, meaning they would have to purchase a separate Online Pass.
No upcoming games will have Online Pass and older games will either have the feature removed or offered for free from the Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Store. This process will happen over the next several weeks, with the latest releases being altered first. EA notes that "[their] advisors will not be available to provide you with an Online Pass code before that game's pass requirements are disabled."
This decision comes as a result of EA listening to feedback from players, which we all want to see developers do more often. However it might also be a result of the Xbox One (and possibly PS4) implementing DRM on their games, effectively taking over for the Online Pass.
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