No, it's not the same.
When I look online, all I see is that Double Deluxe contains only Sims 2 base game, nightlife, and the Celebration stuff Pack. This sounds pretty bad that there was a change like that.
I love having the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, and I haven't switched to the EA App yet. @songsmith2003 Can you try reinstalling Origin? Or is that no longer an option?
That sounds especially odd with the Sims 3 store purchases, too. I'm not looking forward to the day when Origin doesn't run any more, if those kinds of changes are going to happen without warning or explanation.
