What is the difference between .pk3 and .x?
- Extension
- .pk3
- .x
- Category
- Game
- 3D
- Developer
- id Software
- Microsoft
- Description
- A PK3 file is an archive used by the Quake 3 and Quake Live gaming engines. It stores game data such as textures, sounds, models, and maps in a compressed format. PK3 files can be opened and extracted with WinZip, WinRAR, or 7-Zip on Windows, and with The Unarchiver on macOS.
- X is a DirectX Model image file used by DirectX technology which is for 3D graphics rendering in games. The file format specifies 3D object structures for meshes, textures, animations, and objects.
- MIME Type
- application/x-quake3-pk3
- application/x-x_file
- Wikipedia
- .pk3 on Wikipedia