Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I have the same 22x, remember they have to have the technology to create a 22x diode before they can start making the drives. Thats why your not going to find this pioneer in a driver yet. Looks like samsung beat pioneer to the punch. but the pioneers we are using right now have not yet hit the dvd market and are currently $59 a pop, but as you can see the technology is moving forward as samsung has already developed and implemented a 22x. Im willing to bet no one will be selling these pioneer 22x drives when they come out for $59.