Actor J.K. Simmons has revealed that he has never played Baldur's Gate 3, despite voicing a character in the hit role-playing game, nor has he played any other video games he has lent his voice to. The disclosure is notable given his prominence in gaming voice work, highlighting how some performers approach voice roles as acting jobs disconnected from the finished product rather than as fans of the medium itself.

Despite his lack of engagement with his own game credits, Simmons said he is genuinely fond of Portal 2, one of Valve's acclaimed puzzle titles. He also remarked that he could have approached the role in various formats, saying "I could have done the feature film, or the play, or whatever," suggesting he views voice acting for games as comparable to other performance mediums rather than something requiring hands-on familiarity with the game itself.