Gifting?

[Renegrn]

can i purchase a game and gift it to someone in my friends list?

[rumbutter]

origin has no gifting of games if you buy a game the code will go to your account 

edit had a quick search and found this  http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/Sims-4-Preorder-for-a-Gift/m-p/2782388#M733