In the Sony PlayStation ecosystem (PS3, PS4, PS5), a .pkg file is the standard package format for installing software. It is analogous to a .exe or .msi on Windows or .apk on Android. Official games, system updates, and DLC are distributed as PKG files. When you "install" a game on a legitimate PS3, you are essentially unpacking a PKG.
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