Barry Keoghan has revealed he’s a “big gamer” and loves playing Pokémon.
Keoghan stars in Peaky Blinder: The Immortal Man as Tommy Shelby’s wayward son Duke. While doing press for the film, he visited Kiss FM where talk turned to video games. “I have this PSP and I have The Simpsons: Hit & Run on it,” said Keoghan. “I love Pokémon as well. I love FireRed. I’m a big gamer.”
Host Tyler West then asked “If you were immortal and dropped years into the future, what’s the one thing you hope is invented or has come out, because for me it’s Grand Theft Auto 6.” Keoghan agreed with West before asking if there was “a leak or something?”
“It’s getting too real,” he continued. “You’re able to get your man to the gym in Grand Theft Auto, but people [who are doing that] aren’t going to the gym. ‘I’m going to bulk my guy up.’ Bro, you should get to the gym.”
However some video game fans are questioning Keoghan’s gaming credentials because The Simpsons: Hit & Run was never officially released on the PSP, though it can be played on a hacked version of the console.
“and owns The Simpsons: Hit & Run on PSP” https://t.co/fV86Oa6iERpic.twitter.com/GIJPK6X1os
— neneh cherrysis evangelion (@foolyoldaccount) March 10, 2026
Last month, rumours about a remake of The Simpsons Hit & Run started circulating once more after original developers Radical Entertainment returned as New Radical Games after shutting down in 2013. The studio says it “specialises in remastering classic games” and their new website features a lot of The Simpsons Hit & Run artwork.
Meanwhile Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen were made available for Nintendo Switch owners last month to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the long-running franchise. Fans are also speculating that Ruby & Sapphire will also be added to the eShop after dataminers found references to the classic games in the re-released FireRed & LeafGreen.
In other news, Epic Games has announced a price hike for Fortnite in-game currency V-bucks that will help them “pay the bills” – but fans aren’t happy.
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