If you log in the Origin website any time before 10am PST / 1pm EST / 5 pm BST on May 28 (Tuesday), you could take advantage of their offer and save it before they started to charge again. PC and Mac users would be thrilled to know that EA is giving away free downloads for The Sims 4 base game, but only at a limited time.
For a short time, EA seems to be granting our long-time wish.