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I have yet to finish SvS so no further insight there but I can answer some of your other questions. Who really was Uranus?
Simple, that was Uzume Tennouboushi. Who's name in japanese translates to Uranus Uzume. The Uranus part of her name has a double meaning, one for the Sega's given planet codenames and two, Uranus spoken in Japanese meant something akin to something that 'won't sell' (uranu). A sadly fitting name for Sega's last entry in the Console War.
Who were the other goddesses during her tenure in as Planeptune's CPU? From what I gathered in Megadimension, Histoire mentioned how there were multiple Planeptune CPUs evidenced by her quoting Planeptune's first CPU. To which Neptune replied, "wasn't her name SG or SC?" That's Sega's first console. From MK2/Re;birth 2, it was said that CPUs that were retired or forgotten about were laid to rest in the Gamindustri Graveyard. Most of the consoles there were indeed old retro consoles. It's likely other Sega and previous Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft consoles were also laid to rest there. Plutia, was also an aforementioned CPU in a different dimension, the one who stole Neptune's place, the Sega Mega Drive. Super Neptunia RPG (albiet a spinoff) provides a lot of insight into the creation and end of CPUs. I will go into some spoilers but I will mark them. I will not name any CPUs.
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There were two distinct CPUs in Super Neptunia RPG, and the amnesiac heroes at some point in the story release Histoire from the tome. It was revealed that the four goddesses became human and lost their memories because of that. The two CPUs were revealed to be the first two Console Patron Units in the world and one of them, the first one is heavily implied to be the true goddess. Despite this being a spinoff, this development has some merit. First of all, there's more than one character we know apart from Neptune's group and Arfoire that appear in the game (prominent character from a mainline game). There is also implied continuation of the story inbetween Re;birth 1 and Re;birth 2, such as Histoire's different appearance and the goddesses becoming CPUs again. Histoire told the first CPU that it was impossible for her to become a CPU again, as she became human. She told her how since Neptune and the others are replacements for her role, she wasn't needed anymore. Similar to real life, consoles get outdated and they stop manufacturing. END SPOILERSWhat was life like in the Zero Dimension before Kurome and the Dark CPUs started destroying everything? That's also simple, the dreamcast destroyed the nation of Planeptune, in irl events. If nations are formed on the beliefs of CPUs, then the dreamcast ending meant Planeptune was doomed. The Dark CPUs were basically Neptune, Noire, Blanc and Vert's new consoles killing her off, but it is later known that Uzume created Heart Dimension and Zero Dimension. So this belief was basically her nightmares coming into fruition. In short: Zero Dimension or the place Uzume was protecting, was indeed the remains of a destroyed Planeptune.