Save/Loads unavailable BATDR

I’m at a loss of what to do, my boyfriend talked me into this game and I’ve been enjoying it so far. I love a story game, so it’s been a vibe. I’m on Xbox series right now and I cannot for the life of me get my game to create a new save file. It just says the saves and loads are unavailable once I’m in the game and I am not trying to play til an auto save point just to lose my progress again. Any idea on what to do or do I need to suck it up and play til I auto save and hope it works?