If you are looking for a legitimate way to play PS3 games on a PC, the community standard is .
(https://rpcs3.net). ESX is obsolete and not recommended for any practical use.
was an early PlayStation 3 emulator for PC, developed primarily by hrydgard (the same developer behind PPSSPP). It was one of the first emulators capable of booting and running a limited number of commercial PS3 games, but it had very low compatibility and performance.
The software rose to prominence around the mid-2010s as one of the first easily searchable results for individuals looking to play console exclusives on PC.