Last night Bungie introduced a temporary playlist in Destiny's PvP arena - The Crucible - and today the studio confirmed in a Tweet that Iron Banner would be returning again soon (the Tweet said "tomorrow", but given the timing that probably means today over here in Europe).
"Bring your absolute best gear because we turn on Level Advantages. That means your Attack and Defense ratings matters in Iron Banner matches," said Lars Bakken.
It was also confirmed that Iron Banner was the only chance that we'll get to play two of the four maps appearing in the beta.
"Two maps get added into the new playlist. The fan favorite Rusted Lands returns from the Alpha, and we take you to Mars for the first time ever with Blind Watch. Iron Banner is the ONLY way to see these maps in the Beta."
Designer Leif Johansen added: "Iron Banner has limited time rewards, so show up with your ‘A' game. Losing a match may make the difference between getting that bad ass Assault Rifle or not."
In the same post on Bungie.net, David Shaw also confirmed that player progression would be able to jump between console generations: "Our service is built with flexibility in mind. As a player of Destiny, you have a Bungie account that's bound to your PSN ID or your Xbox LIVE Gamertag, instead of a specific generation of device."
The Weekly Update elaborated further: "Just like hopping worlds, you can use the same Guardian on Next Gen and Legacy Gen consoles - so long as you stay in the same system. Ergo, you can move from PlayStation to PlayStation and from Xbox to Xbox, but not across product lines."