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Back in the PS3/X360 era EA and other publishers introduced so-called "online passes" or other types of one-time vouchers (Bayonetta 2 + Bayonetta 1 Download Code) to target the second hand game market: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-second-hand-sales-are-a-critical-situation

Thankfully game publishers have seen the light and are now going all in with pro-consumer policies: https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-calls-nft-and-blockchain-games-the-future-of-our-industry/ 

In the future I fully expect gamers to be able to (re-)sell their digitally bought games on the worlds biggest NFT marketplaces for games: https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-fifa-21-ps5-compare-prices/