Want to start on this game, was hoping to do so last weekend but then I heard about this game breaking bug on Digital Foundry just before I was intending to play.

To make things worse there are articles going around claiming the problem is fixed.
This from just 2 days ago.
https://www.gameleap.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-game-breaking-xbox-issue-finally-fixed

But I am reading here and Reddit that the problem is still persisting.

This game sounds like it should be pulled off of the Xbox store completely. Damaged save files make the game literally unplayable and should be treated as a completely broken product.