Gamers playing Destiny on Xbox platforms will be dealt a short hand when the game's first downloadable expansion, The Dark Below, releases next week.

Bungie and Sony have announced details around two pieces of timed-exclusive content coming to the PlayStation editions of The Dark Below. The first is a Strike on Mars called "The Undying Mind" and the second is an exotic shotgun called The 4th Horseman.

The content will be exclusive to PlayStation until "at least" late next year, said Sony.

On all platforms, The Dark Below will include:

◆ New weapons, armour and gear to earn, including Legendary and Exotic items
◆ Light Level cap raised to 32, and five additional Bounty slots added
◆ A new co-operative Strike, The Will of Crota, pits you and your Fireteam against Omnigul as she works to expand the Hive army at the command of her master, Crota
◆ Three new competitive multiplayer arenas:

◆ Pantheon – set deep within the Black Garden in an ancient Vex temple that features Vex-designed landscapes and tight corridors
◆ Skyshock – an old interplanetary defence array that offers both vehicle and infantry engagements
◆ The Cauldron – an abandoned Hive ritual site that offers close-quarter combat

◆ New six-player Raid, Crota’s End, set deep within the depths of the Hellmouth

The Dark Below will be released on December 9.