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If you have ever dipped your toes into the world of PlayStation 3 homebrew, game modding, or file exploration, you have undoubtedly encountered the .pkg file . Short for "Package," this is Sony’s proprietary archive format used for installing games, updates (PKG), and themes on the PS3.
