(Reuters) – Microsoft (NASDAQ:) kicked off its annual Xbox Video games Showcase on Sunday, unveiling a brand new all-digital model of its Xbox Collection X and S consoles in addition to trailers for greater than a dozen video games together with the subsequent installment of “Call of Duty.”

The Video games Showcase comes at a vital time for Xbox and Microsoft because the gaming trade faces a downturn and publishers grapple with softer gross sales, layoffs and studio shutdowns.

Microsoft confirmed off three gaming consoles together with a disc-less model of the Xbox Collection X and S consoles, and a particular version of the Collection X with 2 terabytes of storage.

The {hardware} refresh may assist Xbox enhance gross sales of its consoles which compete with Sony (NYSE:)’s PlayStation 5.

Among the many video games on show was “Doom: The Dark Ages”, the most recent installment within the long-running “Doom” franchise, in addition to a sneak peak on the latest “Gears of War” title, ending a five-year look forward to certainly one of Xbox’s hottest properties.

A large variety of video games together with the brand new “Doom” and “Call of Duty” shall be out there on Xbox Sport Go on the day of launch, indicating that Microsoft is making massive bets on the subscription service because it tries to woo customers grappling with a comparatively softer economic system.

The Video games Showcase was adopted by a particular characteristic from Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:)’s studios that highlighted options, characters and gameplay of the brand new “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6”, which is slated for a launch in October.

Builders Treyarch and Raven (NASDAQ:) software program confirmed clips from the marketing campaign of the sport that takes place within the early Nineteen Nineties, touting options resembling a brand new motion system permitting gamers to dash in all instructions, and a glimpse on the fan-favorite “Zombies” mode.